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Do we fall out of love with our children?
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<blockquote data-quote="rejectedmom" data-source="post: 128875" data-attributes="member: 2315"><p>Barbara, I have little hope left for my difficult child and I honestly don't trust him one bit. I protect myself consciously. I answer the phone with trepidation when I know it is from or about him... and yet I can honestly say I have learned to love without being able to trust. </p><p></p><p>My difficult child is in trouble again. He has been thrown out of the program that I thought might acutally keep him out of prison and help get his mental issues under control. (see post is SA) I greeted the news with calm and felt almost emotionless. but since I have learned to seperate his mental health issues from my ability to love himI immediately thought " I am so glad we made a point of spending time with him and maybe we can squeek in one more outing and enjoy being with him one last time before he goes back to prison. </p><p></p><p>So in answer to your question, I do not think that what you describe is a lack of love but rather a protective measure. Once you look deeper though, I think you will find you have the the ability to see your love for him and his addiction abuse issues as two completly different things and them you will allow yourself to feel again. -RM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rejectedmom, post: 128875, member: 2315"] Barbara, I have little hope left for my difficult child and I honestly don't trust him one bit. I protect myself consciously. I answer the phone with trepidation when I know it is from or about him... and yet I can honestly say I have learned to love without being able to trust. My difficult child is in trouble again. He has been thrown out of the program that I thought might acutally keep him out of prison and help get his mental issues under control. (see post is SA) I greeted the news with calm and felt almost emotionless. but since I have learned to seperate his mental health issues from my ability to love himI immediately thought " I am so glad we made a point of spending time with him and maybe we can squeek in one more outing and enjoy being with him one last time before he goes back to prison. So in answer to your question, I do not think that what you describe is a lack of love but rather a protective measure. Once you look deeper though, I think you will find you have the the ability to see your love for him and his addiction abuse issues as two completly different things and them you will allow yourself to feel again. -RM [/QUOTE]
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