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Ebbs and flows - It's bad again... feel like I'm falling. Wisdom?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bean" data-source="post: 401870" data-attributes="member: 8620"><p>Thanks all.</p><p></p><p>I started to quote and reply to posts and then I realized I was pretty much replying to every post! It sure does help to get it from someone else's perspective. The comments about generational gap make sense to me, too, and in my own stress and emotions, I failed to think about that. My longevity in the situation has also brought me to a different place than they are. I went through 4 good, solid years of upfront action, whereas my parents only heard about it, and she has been living with them on and off for less than 2 years. We aren't at the same "place" quite yet.</p><p></p><p>I have to keep reminding myself that I do have control of how I respond. And that everything doesn't revolve around my daughter, including my relationship with my parents. With so many life-milestones my emotions get tangled (kid moving out, other teenagers in the house needing attention, parents moving away, etc.). My parents are looking at their moving away as a bit of an "escape" from my daughter, but I had to gently remind my mom that some of us will be left behind, and aren't looking at the situation in the same way. She seemed to understand that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bean, post: 401870, member: 8620"] Thanks all. I started to quote and reply to posts and then I realized I was pretty much replying to every post! It sure does help to get it from someone else's perspective. The comments about generational gap make sense to me, too, and in my own stress and emotions, I failed to think about that. My longevity in the situation has also brought me to a different place than they are. I went through 4 good, solid years of upfront action, whereas my parents only heard about it, and she has been living with them on and off for less than 2 years. We aren't at the same "place" quite yet. I have to keep reminding myself that I do have control of how I respond. And that everything doesn't revolve around my daughter, including my relationship with my parents. With so many life-milestones my emotions get tangled (kid moving out, other teenagers in the house needing attention, parents moving away, etc.). My parents are looking at their moving away as a bit of an "escape" from my daughter, but I had to gently remind my mom that some of us will be left behind, and aren't looking at the situation in the same way. She seemed to understand that. [/QUOTE]
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