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Do we fall out of love with our children?
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<blockquote data-quote="ScentofCedar" data-source="post: 127289" data-attributes="member: 3353"><p>It does make sense, Mikey.</p><p></p><p>I found the imagery comforting. There is a little booklet given out to those involved in Hospice. In it, the impending loss of the loved one is viewed as a beautiful ship with its sails set, slowly disappearing over the horizon. Maybe I can learn to understand what I am feeling regarding my son if I envision the tiny ship on the horizon returning.</p><p></p><p>The story about the relationship you developed with your father was helpful to me, too. Though the relationship was not as you had envisioned it, you WERE able to form a relationship you cherished.</p><p></p><p>Nomad, I agree that we need to defend ourselves when we are in relationship with an abusing child ~ whether that be drugs or emotional abuse or whatever. You are doing the right things, the things you must do to survive and to help your daughter come through all this intact.</p><p></p><p>JJJ, I am certain we all hear those echoes of PTSD for years and years and years. I can hear a phone ring now, or see a police car in the neighborhood, without having my heart stop ~ but I can be thrown into a tailspin when I see another parent with her healthy son.</p><p></p><p>To this day, that happens to me.</p><p></p><p>Baebara</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ScentofCedar, post: 127289, member: 3353"] It does make sense, Mikey. I found the imagery comforting. There is a little booklet given out to those involved in Hospice. In it, the impending loss of the loved one is viewed as a beautiful ship with its sails set, slowly disappearing over the horizon. Maybe I can learn to understand what I am feeling regarding my son if I envision the tiny ship on the horizon returning. The story about the relationship you developed with your father was helpful to me, too. Though the relationship was not as you had envisioned it, you WERE able to form a relationship you cherished. Nomad, I agree that we need to defend ourselves when we are in relationship with an abusing child ~ whether that be drugs or emotional abuse or whatever. You are doing the right things, the things you must do to survive and to help your daughter come through all this intact. JJJ, I am certain we all hear those echoes of PTSD for years and years and years. I can hear a phone ring now, or see a police car in the neighborhood, without having my heart stop ~ but I can be thrown into a tailspin when I see another parent with her healthy son. To this day, that happens to me. Baebara [/QUOTE]
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