tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post445894961567528677..comments2023-10-31T04:16:04.331-05:00Comments on Feed Me!: The rest of the familyHarriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774535311853591028noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-58045714121259204942007-03-12T18:11:00.000-05:002007-03-12T18:11:00.000-05:00Marcella,I did try to watch the video but I couldn...Marcella,<BR/><BR/>I did try to watch the video but I couldn't get the volume up on our speakers quite loud enough and I got a sore neck holding my ear up to the speakers!<BR/><BR/>Harriet,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the kind words. I am quite aware that my brother's issues go quite beyond my ED, however, it hurts all the same.Carrie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-64191986361529537062007-03-10T05:05:00.000-06:002007-03-10T05:05:00.000-06:00Sorry about your brother Carrie. I guess he is jus...Sorry about your brother Carrie. I guess he is just acting out how frustrated he is. Have you seen the video clip on Laura Collins' blog by Dr Xavier Amador - he's a professional, sufferer AND sibling and although that's not what his lecture is about his own anger at his brother's lack of insight is very illuminating.<BR/>Good luck to your younger daughter Harriet. Mine turned 18 this week. She's a wonderful, together, thoughtful, selfish young adult. Her sister's illness has affected her enormously and continues to do so but it has accentuated some of her positive qualities as well as harmed her.Fiona Marcellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985022521354870620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-8116769551078642912007-03-09T11:13:00.000-06:002007-03-09T11:13:00.000-06:00Carrie,Sounds like your brother has to work throug...Carrie,<BR/>Sounds like your brother has to work through some of that anger. It can take a long time. Don't give up on him--it may happen yet, in his own time and on his own schedule.<BR/><BR/>--HarrietHarriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774535311853591028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-28964373100735105202007-03-08T07:55:00.000-06:002007-03-08T07:55:00.000-06:00Harriet,I wish my brother was willing to learn abo...Harriet,<BR/><BR/>I wish my brother was willing to learn about anorexia. As he is not, he blames me for my illness and has said some absolutely horrid things to me (including, I wish you were dead..you've ruined the family...etc). Though I know the AN affects everyone in the family, you can't educate someone who's not willing to learn.<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad both of your daughters have come through this stronger.<BR/><BR/>CarrieCarrie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-4508662397557732722007-03-07T14:24:00.000-06:002007-03-07T14:24:00.000-06:00People joke a lot about dysfunctional families, so...People joke a lot about dysfunctional families, so much so that the term is virtually meaningless today. <BR/>But I empathise with the difficulty of 'getting the balance' right. I don't know how you do it, and I suspect that it's a constantly moving target as everyone grows and changes.<BR/>Best wishesMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.com