sisters
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 10:03 pm
My sister and niece/great-nieces were due in town for a visit recently. My sister caught the flu and could
not come on the trip. My sister is very anxious, like I am. We both have very high expectations and we
stress out over the small stuff. I never realized, until recently, while working on the program, how alike
my sister and I are - especially about the expectations part. Well, to continue on with my story, my niece
and two great-nieces showed up in town without my sister. We had a nice two day visit and all went well.
My niece is just like her father, real "layed back" and relaxed ( nothing like her mother, my sister ). My
niece had problems with her airline flight and had to stay overnight in Denver unexpectedly. This was
of course a big inconvenience with two children, but she is an international traveler and took it all in stride.
If my sister had been along on the trip the whole "lay-over" on the airline flight would have been a disaster -
because of my sister's high expecations and anxiety. I have to say that the visit from my niece and great-
nieces was so different without my sister being on the trip. My sister will be coming down for a
visit soon by herself.
Does anyone else have family members who are just like them, full of anxiety, stress and high expectations?
Lynda
not come on the trip. My sister is very anxious, like I am. We both have very high expectations and we
stress out over the small stuff. I never realized, until recently, while working on the program, how alike
my sister and I are - especially about the expectations part. Well, to continue on with my story, my niece
and two great-nieces showed up in town without my sister. We had a nice two day visit and all went well.
My niece is just like her father, real "layed back" and relaxed ( nothing like her mother, my sister ). My
niece had problems with her airline flight and had to stay overnight in Denver unexpectedly. This was
of course a big inconvenience with two children, but she is an international traveler and took it all in stride.
If my sister had been along on the trip the whole "lay-over" on the airline flight would have been a disaster -
because of my sister's high expecations and anxiety. I have to say that the visit from my niece and great-
nieces was so different without my sister being on the trip. My sister will be coming down for a
visit soon by herself.
Does anyone else have family members who are just like them, full of anxiety, stress and high expectations?
Lynda