Posted by Ogtic on 6/18/2005, 11:47 pm
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I am 18 and my dad has stage IV lung cancer. He was diagnosed last January, but i have had a really hard time with it, with all of the treatments and things, it's hard to not think about it. Also, just before that, my 15 year old cousin moved in with us for multiple reasons and it wasn't working so well. I have a a little sister who is 12, and i just realized how she feels. I have always been able to leave the house and get away from things and do things with friends to get my mind off of things at home. My sister has never had the option, no matter how much it hurt her to see our dad like that, she had to stay at home and see it and on top of that, we didn't get along with our cousin, so she would be stuck fighting with her too. She can't just get in a car and go do something with friends to get away from things. I have no idea what i should do. She finally came out and told me that is what has been bothering her for a while, she just wants what i have, she needs an escape too, but i don't know what to tell her. I guess i just never really thought about how she felt. It just seems like she is so much younger and she can't really understand everything that is happening, or am i wrong, do kids know a lot more about these things then we think they do. I just don't know how to help her. I mean, i could take her out every once in a while and just hang out and do some stuff that she wants to do, but that doesn't seem like enough, because i probably won't be able to take her anywhere, when she really needs to get away, just when it is conveniant for me. Any suggestions, or does anyone else have younger siblings who have a hard time dealing with things.
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