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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 621888" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>And as the moms here Recovering, we need to see that a gift is a finite thing. Our daughters have chosen the lifestyles they've chosen for reasons we don't understand...but my daughter claims there is less fear in knowing you have nothing and will have to figure it out somehow than in engaging in a daily struggle to keep and attain and get more ~ in believing the next "thing" will fill and fulfill you. </p><p></p><p>She calls that self reliance; she calls that freedom. She trusts herself to make it through, and that is all she trusts. </p><p></p><p>I think that might be all she wants. </p><p></p><p>It's like a different kind of acceptance, Recovering. But do you know that as I begin to be able to see all this a little bit...I have been laughing with my daughter, sharing in such a real way for just this little piece of time. Like your daughter Recovering, mine is in a space where she is safe, where she needs nothing, and where there is nothing I can do for her.</p><p></p><p>And I am grateful for the gift and I am grateful for this time, because I think the future will be...will be hard, for me.</p><p></p><p>I know what you mean, when you say you had compassion for yourself as you held strong for your daughter. I feel that same strange openness too, now. </p><p></p><p>I suppose this is what it is to be present?</p><p></p><p>Sort of not running away and hiding beneath the mother mask. The situation so totally sucks and yet...I don't know. It was so clearly a choice ~ no, not a choice, because once I saw, I could not unsee. Whatever happened, I am different. </p><p></p><p>Laughter seems to be part of that, but at the same time, I feel so darn sad. </p><p></p><p>It's a little scary.</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 621888, member: 17461"] And as the moms here Recovering, we need to see that a gift is a finite thing. Our daughters have chosen the lifestyles they've chosen for reasons we don't understand...but my daughter claims there is less fear in knowing you have nothing and will have to figure it out somehow than in engaging in a daily struggle to keep and attain and get more ~ in believing the next "thing" will fill and fulfill you. She calls that self reliance; she calls that freedom. She trusts herself to make it through, and that is all she trusts. I think that might be all she wants. It's like a different kind of acceptance, Recovering. But do you know that as I begin to be able to see all this a little bit...I have been laughing with my daughter, sharing in such a real way for just this little piece of time. Like your daughter Recovering, mine is in a space where she is safe, where she needs nothing, and where there is nothing I can do for her. And I am grateful for the gift and I am grateful for this time, because I think the future will be...will be hard, for me. I know what you mean, when you say you had compassion for yourself as you held strong for your daughter. I feel that same strange openness too, now. I suppose this is what it is to be present? Sort of not running away and hiding beneath the mother mask. The situation so totally sucks and yet...I don't know. It was so clearly a choice ~ no, not a choice, because once I saw, I could not unsee. Whatever happened, I am different. Laughter seems to be part of that, but at the same time, I feel so darn sad. It's a little scary. Cedar [/QUOTE]
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