Hello Mia
Sorry for my absence. I haven't been writing on the forum lately but I think I am feeling well enough to start writing again. It's a good job James was here to talk to you. Thanks James.
Families can be pretty complicated at times. My mom's family seemed to chop and change between speaking or not. Dad's family were good at talking to each other. One of my uncles emigrated to Canada so his siblings went to visit him there. My grandparents (mom's parents) lived down the road so it was easy to see them. My friend and I used to play in granddad's shed. I think we used to make mud pies and put them in his cupboard to 'cook'. I often wonder what he made of them if we forgot to take them away.
My other grandparents lived on the other side of town. We got a bus into town, walked across the town centre and caught another bus. Then we had to walk what I thought was a long way to their home. Probably seemed long as we had to walk up a steep road. These days we would not dream of going until we phoned to make sure they would be in. And of course we would have driven there in about half the time.
I'm pleased you are going to talk to the counsellor about your brother's GF. I believe it's not up to you to inform her but then I can also see that you would be very upset if he abused her. It's a very hard situation. And just because they are going out at the moment does not mean the relationship will continue. may go their separate ways and what will you have accomplished. If you tell one GF will you tell any others? So have a long think about this and most definitely speak with your counsellor and GP.
Mary
