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<blockquote data-quote="Albatross" data-source="post: 698031" data-attributes="member: 17720"><p>RN, I am glad it can be of help to you. I think that is one of the real strengths of this place, seeing that we are not alone. I don't think I will ever be sure what is best.</p><p></p><p>I know you are on the tightrope right now as well, with so much hanging in the balance on the day-to-day choices your son makes. It is such a hard place to be. I wish you much peace in the days ahead.</p><p></p><p>It is hard to believe that we have been dealing with substance use of one sort or another for over 10 years now, and if anything I feel LESS certain than I used to be. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Mary Jane, welcome to the forum. You will find much great support around here.</p><p></p><p>I hear what you are saying. The ID issue has been a back and forth for awhile, then morphed into something else entirely. Helping with the expense of it was a way to meet in the middle, but I am not sure it was the right thing to do. I hope it was. It is so hard to know when (and how) to support positive changes vs. staying out of it. </p><p></p><p>Echo, dear friend, thank you so much for your kind words.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'll bet that WAS an amazing event! I love this idea of suffering well, of accepting suffering. Suffering, especially with these sorts of challenges, definitely isn't going away, any more than the love we hold for our children is going to go away.</p><p></p><p>Maybe, if we just allow ourselves to be vulnerable to it and stop seeing it as something to change, we also allow the rest of it to break through...the bits of shared joy and love and letting each other "off the hook." As you say, it is not all bad and sad. </p><p></p><p>Wow, I surely do not feel like I am leading any sort of examined life! I am trying to be a little less of an (*insert censored icon here*) and a little more kind. Does that count?<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/unsure.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":unsure:" title="unsure :unsure:" data-shortname=":unsure:" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thank you, friends, for holding me close, and for sharing burdens and wisdom with me. It is much appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albatross, post: 698031, member: 17720"] RN, I am glad it can be of help to you. I think that is one of the real strengths of this place, seeing that we are not alone. I don't think I will ever be sure what is best. I know you are on the tightrope right now as well, with so much hanging in the balance on the day-to-day choices your son makes. It is such a hard place to be. I wish you much peace in the days ahead. It is hard to believe that we have been dealing with substance use of one sort or another for over 10 years now, and if anything I feel LESS certain than I used to be. Mary Jane, welcome to the forum. You will find much great support around here. I hear what you are saying. The ID issue has been a back and forth for awhile, then morphed into something else entirely. Helping with the expense of it was a way to meet in the middle, but I am not sure it was the right thing to do. I hope it was. It is so hard to know when (and how) to support positive changes vs. staying out of it. Echo, dear friend, thank you so much for your kind words. I'll bet that WAS an amazing event! I love this idea of suffering well, of accepting suffering. Suffering, especially with these sorts of challenges, definitely isn't going away, any more than the love we hold for our children is going to go away. Maybe, if we just allow ourselves to be vulnerable to it and stop seeing it as something to change, we also allow the rest of it to break through...the bits of shared joy and love and letting each other "off the hook." As you say, it is not all bad and sad. Wow, I surely do not feel like I am leading any sort of examined life! I am trying to be a little less of an (*insert censored icon here*) and a little more kind. Does that count?:unsure: Thank you, friends, for holding me close, and for sharing burdens and wisdom with me. It is much appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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