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Going home, soon. Know we should not kidnap daughter and bring her home, but....
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<blockquote data-quote="scent of cedar" data-source="post: 592189" data-attributes="member: 1721"><p>Witz, that is heartbreakingly true. But here is a strange and wonderful thing that has been happening over the past few days. It's like I am able to envision my own, sweet, same old difficult child trapped beneath the persona driving her, now. I think it is a healthy development. (Hope I'm not going over the deep-edge, here!) </p><p></p><p>I can even hate the driving force without touching the way I still feel about difficult child.</p><p></p><p>There is so much trapped emotion released in being able to separate what I feel for difficult child and acknowledge what I feel for her driver. </p><p></p><p>The rage and disgust I feel for the driver no longer contaminates the love I feel for my wayward child.</p><p></p><p>husband and I were talking about this the other day. Remember those old werewolf movies? Where, when Lon Chaney had been hit by the silver bullet, he died and the werewolf hair and features faded away?</p><p></p><p>And you felt bad for Lon Chaney, because once the gypsy cursed him, he never really had a choice, after all?</p><p></p><p>That is what this feels like.</p><p></p><p>Other than flashes of her old self, the werewolf is all we see of difficult child right now. But Lon Chaney is still in there, wishing he could be better than he is.</p><p></p><p>I think that is where/how we will find the strength to get ourselves through the next few weeks and months.</p><p></p><p>Has this happened to anyone else?</p><p></p><p>Barbara</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scent of cedar, post: 592189, member: 1721"] Witz, that is heartbreakingly true. But here is a strange and wonderful thing that has been happening over the past few days. It's like I am able to envision my own, sweet, same old difficult child trapped beneath the persona driving her, now. I think it is a healthy development. (Hope I'm not going over the deep-edge, here!) I can even hate the driving force without touching the way I still feel about difficult child. There is so much trapped emotion released in being able to separate what I feel for difficult child and acknowledge what I feel for her driver. The rage and disgust I feel for the driver no longer contaminates the love I feel for my wayward child. husband and I were talking about this the other day. Remember those old werewolf movies? Where, when Lon Chaney had been hit by the silver bullet, he died and the werewolf hair and features faded away? And you felt bad for Lon Chaney, because once the gypsy cursed him, he never really had a choice, after all? That is what this feels like. Other than flashes of her old self, the werewolf is all we see of difficult child right now. But Lon Chaney is still in there, wishing he could be better than he is. I think that is where/how we will find the strength to get ourselves through the next few weeks and months. Has this happened to anyone else? Barbara [/QUOTE]
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