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<blockquote data-quote="LittleDudesMom" data-source="post: 245168" data-attributes="member: 805"><p>Linda honey, listen. Certainly you could stop the world from turning and step off if your choose. </p><p> </p><p>Life is about choices.</p><p> </p><p>husband made the choice to drink. Was he an addict? Of course. It does not remove the responsibility he had in the outcome of his life.</p><p> </p><p>Could you have answered his call to drive him to the hospital. Yes.</p><p> </p><p>What would have happened had you lost control of the car on some ice on the way home?</p><p> </p><p>What would happen to kt and wm if you were not there?</p><p> </p><p>What would they have done if both parents had passed within days or weeks of each other?</p><p> </p><p>What will happen to them know if you step off?</p><p> </p><p>Linda, the choice to keep moving forward is yours. You don't have to like it, you don't have to do it anyone else's way but your own, but you do need to keep going.</p><p> </p><p>You don't need to worry about what anyone else thinks about your ability to parent your children or your health. It's none of their business.</p><p> </p><p>You can't turn the world in the opposite direction like superman did. You can't change what happened in the past or what choices husband made to turn off being a husband and a father, you can't take back the hurtful words he said to your daughter, you can't wish your illness away.</p><p> </p><p>If a painting doesn't come out like you anticipated, you get angry, you ball up the paper, and you start over.</p><p> </p><p>You don't throw out your blank paper and your paints and scetching pencils. You sigh deeply and do what gives you release and pleasure.</p><p> </p><p>It's the same way with life and responsibilities. Sometimes you are going to be overwhelmed, in tremendous pain, filled with hopelessness, and railing at the world.</p><p> </p><p>But you are still feeling and you still love your children (and Sally the wonder dog).</p><p> </p><p>They need you.</p><p> </p><p>At times you wish they didn't.</p><p> </p><p>But they do.</p><p> </p><p>You will make the choices that benefit your children. You always have. You will make them alone. But that's what life is now.</p><p> </p><p>Your legacy is the unfailing, unwavering, loving way you have dealt while facing odds that would have brought most to their knees.</p><p> </p><p>You are a heck of a strong woman. Don't forget it.</p><p> </p><p>With love,</p><p>Sharon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleDudesMom, post: 245168, member: 805"] Linda honey, listen. Certainly you could stop the world from turning and step off if your choose. Life is about choices. husband made the choice to drink. Was he an addict? Of course. It does not remove the responsibility he had in the outcome of his life. Could you have answered his call to drive him to the hospital. Yes. What would have happened had you lost control of the car on some ice on the way home? What would happen to kt and wm if you were not there? What would they have done if both parents had passed within days or weeks of each other? What will happen to them know if you step off? Linda, the choice to keep moving forward is yours. You don't have to like it, you don't have to do it anyone else's way but your own, but you do need to keep going. You don't need to worry about what anyone else thinks about your ability to parent your children or your health. It's none of their business. You can't turn the world in the opposite direction like superman did. You can't change what happened in the past or what choices husband made to turn off being a husband and a father, you can't take back the hurtful words he said to your daughter, you can't wish your illness away. If a painting doesn't come out like you anticipated, you get angry, you ball up the paper, and you start over. You don't throw out your blank paper and your paints and scetching pencils. You sigh deeply and do what gives you release and pleasure. It's the same way with life and responsibilities. Sometimes you are going to be overwhelmed, in tremendous pain, filled with hopelessness, and railing at the world. But you are still feeling and you still love your children (and Sally the wonder dog). They need you. At times you wish they didn't. But they do. You will make the choices that benefit your children. You always have. You will make them alone. But that's what life is now. Your legacy is the unfailing, unwavering, loving way you have dealt while facing odds that would have brought most to their knees. You are a heck of a strong woman. Don't forget it. With love, Sharon [/QUOTE]
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