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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar II" data-source="post: 118777" data-attributes="member: 4391"><p>difficult child will go for long periods without contact. When he does contact us, he calls often. I am learning to be wary. That can be a very hard thing to accept, but I think we are getting the hang of it, now. It's fun to talk to him when he calls, but not so much fun to wait for the other shoe to hit the ground ~ and it usually does. </p><p></p><p>I think I am learning to cherish the contact and let the rest go.</p><p></p><p>When we don't hear from him, we call and leave messages regarding the health of grandparents or other family news.</p><p></p><p>When difficult child does call us often, it invariably turns out that he has contacted other family members, too.</p><p></p><p>This is a good thing, and those he contacts are always happy to have heard from him.</p><p></p><p>Painful as it can be sometimes, I am glad that when he does think about us, he feels he can call, and knows we will be happy to hear his voice.</p><p></p><p>Somewhere in all of this, that has to be a good and strengthening thing for difficult child.</p><p></p><p>A little sad for us, sometimes!</p><p></p><p>But you know what they say ~ none of us knows the end of the story. </p><p></p><p>So we try to be non-judgmental, and just be glad for the contact.</p><p></p><p>Barbara</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar II, post: 118777, member: 4391"] difficult child will go for long periods without contact. When he does contact us, he calls often. I am learning to be wary. That can be a very hard thing to accept, but I think we are getting the hang of it, now. It's fun to talk to him when he calls, but not so much fun to wait for the other shoe to hit the ground ~ and it usually does. I think I am learning to cherish the contact and let the rest go. When we don't hear from him, we call and leave messages regarding the health of grandparents or other family news. When difficult child does call us often, it invariably turns out that he has contacted other family members, too. This is a good thing, and those he contacts are always happy to have heard from him. Painful as it can be sometimes, I am glad that when he does think about us, he feels he can call, and knows we will be happy to hear his voice. Somewhere in all of this, that has to be a good and strengthening thing for difficult child. A little sad for us, sometimes! But you know what they say ~ none of us knows the end of the story. So we try to be non-judgmental, and just be glad for the contact. Barbara [/QUOTE]
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