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Setting tough boundaries and its miserable
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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 568665" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>Oh Payla, I am so sorry. I have a similar experience of late with my difficult child and it is very sad and exhausting. You've shown a lot of courage and strength to hold on to your boundaries, it takes a lot out of us to hold that line. This whole process of detaching is devastating on us parents, step by step we untangle ourselves from their lives, their drama and their poor choices which is difficult enough to do........ Our love for them is tangled up in all of that too and watching their lives spiral out of control is horrifying at times..........I really understand how you feel. I hope you're getting support, finding ways to take care of yourself, seeing your girlfriends, doing some fun things to keep your mind occupied. It seems all the more difficult during the holidays when most families are huddled together, we are separate from those we love so much. It is sad about your granddaughter too, perhaps as Buddy mentioned, you could arrange a meeting in a public place, but that is up to you, it may just be too hard to do. From my wounded mothers heart to yours, I wish you peace in this very stormy sea you find yourself afloat in...........many gentle hugs coming your way...........</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 568665, member: 13542"] Oh Payla, I am so sorry. I have a similar experience of late with my difficult child and it is very sad and exhausting. You've shown a lot of courage and strength to hold on to your boundaries, it takes a lot out of us to hold that line. This whole process of detaching is devastating on us parents, step by step we untangle ourselves from their lives, their drama and their poor choices which is difficult enough to do........ Our love for them is tangled up in all of that too and watching their lives spiral out of control is horrifying at times..........I really understand how you feel. I hope you're getting support, finding ways to take care of yourself, seeing your girlfriends, doing some fun things to keep your mind occupied. It seems all the more difficult during the holidays when most families are huddled together, we are separate from those we love so much. It is sad about your granddaughter too, perhaps as Buddy mentioned, you could arrange a meeting in a public place, but that is up to you, it may just be too hard to do. From my wounded mothers heart to yours, I wish you peace in this very stormy sea you find yourself afloat in...........many gentle hugs coming your way........... [/QUOTE]
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