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Is it ever ok to just be "done?"
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<blockquote data-quote="Albatross" data-source="post: 687320" data-attributes="member: 17720"><p>So many good posts here.</p><p></p><p>I think that in this craziness of parenting difficult children, many of us crave certainty. I know I sure do. That idea of just being "done," of just washing our hands, our hearts, and our minds from it all forever is very seductive.</p><p></p><p>Is it ok to be done? I say of course it is. I also think that sometimes people change...even the most unlikely ones...so it doesn't have to be forever...but it might be.</p><p></p><p>If we were talking about a child, or a person whose emotional responses are beyond their control, that's different. But that is not the case for you, Walrus. Or for most of us here. These are adults who of their own free will have chosen to manipulate our love for them. Of course it's ok to be done with that.</p><p></p><p>But I also think that those of us who post here aren't really "done." If we were, we would have no need to post. We post so we can learn to live with walking that line between wanting to be "done" and not wanting that at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albatross, post: 687320, member: 17720"] So many good posts here. I think that in this craziness of parenting difficult children, many of us crave certainty. I know I sure do. That idea of just being "done," of just washing our hands, our hearts, and our minds from it all forever is very seductive. Is it ok to be done? I say of course it is. I also think that sometimes people change...even the most unlikely ones...so it doesn't have to be forever...but it might be. If we were talking about a child, or a person whose emotional responses are beyond their control, that's different. But that is not the case for you, Walrus. Or for most of us here. These are adults who of their own free will have chosen to manipulate our love for them. Of course it's ok to be done with that. But I also think that those of us who post here aren't really "done." If we were, we would have no need to post. We post so we can learn to live with walking that line between wanting to be "done" and not wanting that at all. [/QUOTE]
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