Hey, you are a lovely person and you're worthy of love! Especially from yourself! Give yourself a little grace now and then and remember that you're more capable of things than you think!
Ugh, I'm sorry! That must be really frustrating! If they're really difficult people, I almost wonder if they're worth expressing your feelings too. You're probably better off just distancing yourself from them because snapping at them might just make them think "Oh we're not the bad guys, you are!". This coming from someone who's had to deal with a difficult parent before
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I've been pretty positive as of late but I'm really nervous about my Father's Day lunch with my dad. He's been pretty nice recently but whenever we're in settings like this where we're spending quality time together, he'll usually guilt trip me for not calling him enough or otherwise say something else stupid/worrying.
I think I'm just really traumatized about meetups like this because one time I planned a birthday dinner meetup with him and he just bailed because I was a little bit late and he just had to go play tennis! I always fear deep down that these sorts of plans won't work. It didn't help that Dad waited last minute to tell us the when and where of today's plan.
Father's Day is just awkward for me, too, because my dad hasn't really done much for me and my sister as of late but he's still my dad, so it would be weird to not do anything! I also have to deal with returning my old car to him (it's in his name so I can't legally sell it myself) and I hope he keeps his promise of getting me the money for it. It won't be a lot of money but I still want it so I can put it in savings.