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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 638804" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>This comforted me:</p><p></p><p>This is your child's Hero's Journey. This way of learning what he or she is here to learn is his choice, and maybe even his obligation. </p><p></p><p>He is learning. </p><p></p><p>He is courageously exploring.</p><p></p><p>That does not mean you (or I) need to change. Accepting the Hero's Journey does not mean approving the nature of the journey or the learning.</p><p></p><p>That helped me, Albatross, to see it that way.</p><p></p><p>You are his mother. </p><p></p><p>He will listen to you, whether this seems to be true, or not.</p><p></p><p>Take that on faith, and advise him wisely when you can. Pray for him, believe in him.</p><p></p><p>That is all you can do.</p><p></p><p>Better for him to be actively pursuing a thing to its conclusion than to be fighting small battles long after the time he needs to be making his mark as a man in the world.</p><p></p><p>You can do this, Albatross.</p><p></p><p>It is different than what we thought life would be.</p><p></p><p>But we are all right here. We know what this feels like.</p><p></p><p>We know you suffer, and we know you can and will come through it.</p><p></p><p>We are right here.</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 638804, member: 17461"] This comforted me: This is your child's Hero's Journey. This way of learning what he or she is here to learn is his choice, and maybe even his obligation. He is learning. He is courageously exploring. That does not mean you (or I) need to change. Accepting the Hero's Journey does not mean approving the nature of the journey or the learning. That helped me, Albatross, to see it that way. You are his mother. He will listen to you, whether this seems to be true, or not. Take that on faith, and advise him wisely when you can. Pray for him, believe in him. That is all you can do. Better for him to be actively pursuing a thing to its conclusion than to be fighting small battles long after the time he needs to be making his mark as a man in the world. You can do this, Albatross. It is different than what we thought life would be. But we are all right here. We know what this feels like. We know you suffer, and we know you can and will come through it. We are right here. Cedar [/QUOTE]
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