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Apparently difficult child is now back on his medications
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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 576045" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>I think you hit the nail on the head with why stopping the chase is so very challenging.............you won't know if he is alive and he may not contact you. I would guess that many if not all of us feel that exact same way. However, yes, I do believe stepping out is often (not always) the best option to take. It gives them space to find their own way, make mistakes, feel as if they are not controlled and that they have choices without our input. Those tender strings that connect us are so vulnerable and we just don't want to break them.........and yet sometimes that is what is needed. I understand how hard that is. I think that your ability to see that is an excellent sigh of health on your part and whenever, if ever, you are willing to go forward with that is of course, entirely up to you. </p><p></p><p>I am always impressed at how much insight you have, along with your willingness and ability to stand strong in your convictions, yet with a very powerful sense of deep love for your son. You don't seem to get hampered in judgments of your son's behaviors or parental 'rightness,' you have a very good handle on the truth of the situation and what your control, if any, actually is. And, you take appropriate action. I always think you do an excellent job of parenting under extremely challenging circumstances.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 576045, member: 13542"] I think you hit the nail on the head with why stopping the chase is so very challenging.............you won't know if he is alive and he may not contact you. I would guess that many if not all of us feel that exact same way. However, yes, I do believe stepping out is often (not always) the best option to take. It gives them space to find their own way, make mistakes, feel as if they are not controlled and that they have choices without our input. Those tender strings that connect us are so vulnerable and we just don't want to break them.........and yet sometimes that is what is needed. I understand how hard that is. I think that your ability to see that is an excellent sigh of health on your part and whenever, if ever, you are willing to go forward with that is of course, entirely up to you. I am always impressed at how much insight you have, along with your willingness and ability to stand strong in your convictions, yet with a very powerful sense of deep love for your son. You don't seem to get hampered in judgments of your son's behaviors or parental 'rightness,' you have a very good handle on the truth of the situation and what your control, if any, actually is. And, you take appropriate action. I always think you do an excellent job of parenting under extremely challenging circumstances. [/QUOTE]
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