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The week of difficult child's birthday---in middle of it
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<blockquote data-quote="nlj" data-source="post: 631849" data-attributes="member: 17650"><p>That's my definition of a positive visit.</p><p>Plus cake! -always a bonus in any situation.</p><p></p><p>So now he's 25, a grown-up number. Maybe he was reflecting on this during the silences, reflection is good, maybe he's figuring it out. Let's hope so. At 25 my son was in a very bad place, now he's 27 and happier (but still as smelly). Time passes, for us as well as them though. They say that time speeds up as we get older, our birthdays come around quicker and the numbers get bigger. I'm now 52 apparently although I find that hard to believe. We have to find some peace and acceptance so that we can enjoy and value these second halves of our own lives. </p><p></p><p>My friend's husband is terminally ill, so he doesn't get to enjoy or value the second half, neither does she.</p><p>I'm feeling melancholy about this right now. Our children don't have the right to spoil or control the second half of our lives.</p><p></p><p>I'm so glad the birthday meal was a success.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nlj, post: 631849, member: 17650"] That's my definition of a positive visit. Plus cake! -always a bonus in any situation. So now he's 25, a grown-up number. Maybe he was reflecting on this during the silences, reflection is good, maybe he's figuring it out. Let's hope so. At 25 my son was in a very bad place, now he's 27 and happier (but still as smelly). Time passes, for us as well as them though. They say that time speeds up as we get older, our birthdays come around quicker and the numbers get bigger. I'm now 52 apparently although I find that hard to believe. We have to find some peace and acceptance so that we can enjoy and value these second halves of our own lives. My friend's husband is terminally ill, so he doesn't get to enjoy or value the second half, neither does she. I'm feeling melancholy about this right now. Our children don't have the right to spoil or control the second half of our lives. I'm so glad the birthday meal was a success. [/QUOTE]
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