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<blockquote data-quote="Estherfromjerusalem" data-source="post: 453542" data-attributes="member: 77"><p>My difficult child has been in Australia for 6 months now. He is not doing all that well, cannot keep down a job, but somehow is making a go of it, doing a couple of days construction work here, selling in a bakery shop there. Because he is so far away, we got Skype on our computer, because that way we can talk and it doesn't cost anything, and also we can see one another, and it is really great. Two weeks ago, my grandson had a few days at home from the army in-between basic training and further training, and he came to visit us, and he put Skype into my mobile phone (I've got quite a modern one, most of which is wasted on me). I can receive calls or make them on the Skype on my mobile phone, but without seeing the picture.</p><p></p><p>This afternoon my husband and I went to visit one of our daughters who lives an hour's drive outside Jerusalem, because one of her children has pneumonia, so we went to visit. While we were there, Oriel (my difficult child) phoned, just as we were all sitting round the table, and everyone could hear what he was saying, and it was really lovely because he really does love his nieces and nephews, so he couldn't help but smile and laugh and be nice over the phone. Then he really wanted to talk to me in peace and quiet, so I went outside and we had a really good talk. Suddenly I heard a strange background noise just as he said "Mom, hang on, it's started to pour and I have to move some stuff out of the rain!" Then he came back and continued speaking to me. And all the time, from here in Israel, I could hear the rain pouring down in Australia! When you think about it, that is just amazing! It was 5 in the afternoon our time, so it must have been 1 in the morning Sydney time. I presume Marguerite can corroborate that information!!</p><p></p><p>As for difficult child himself, he hinted to me that he has been doing some thinking and he realizes that he has to "change his direction." I wasn't quite sure what he meant, so all I said to him was that he was lucky that he was born clever, handsome and sensitive, and that whatever he decided to do, he has our backing and our love. I didn't know what else to say to him, and I didn't want to spoil whatever possible good path he might have decided to take. I won't believe anything until after it has happened, since I have had my hopes dashed too many times. But I still do have a little bit of hope. I think just the fact that he went off to Australia on his own shows a lot of character and gumption.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I was just so wowed about hearing the rain pouring down on the other side of the world, I thought I'd share it with you.</p><p></p><p>Love, Esther</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Estherfromjerusalem, post: 453542, member: 77"] My difficult child has been in Australia for 6 months now. He is not doing all that well, cannot keep down a job, but somehow is making a go of it, doing a couple of days construction work here, selling in a bakery shop there. Because he is so far away, we got Skype on our computer, because that way we can talk and it doesn't cost anything, and also we can see one another, and it is really great. Two weeks ago, my grandson had a few days at home from the army in-between basic training and further training, and he came to visit us, and he put Skype into my mobile phone (I've got quite a modern one, most of which is wasted on me). I can receive calls or make them on the Skype on my mobile phone, but without seeing the picture. This afternoon my husband and I went to visit one of our daughters who lives an hour's drive outside Jerusalem, because one of her children has pneumonia, so we went to visit. While we were there, Oriel (my difficult child) phoned, just as we were all sitting round the table, and everyone could hear what he was saying, and it was really lovely because he really does love his nieces and nephews, so he couldn't help but smile and laugh and be nice over the phone. Then he really wanted to talk to me in peace and quiet, so I went outside and we had a really good talk. Suddenly I heard a strange background noise just as he said "Mom, hang on, it's started to pour and I have to move some stuff out of the rain!" Then he came back and continued speaking to me. And all the time, from here in Israel, I could hear the rain pouring down in Australia! When you think about it, that is just amazing! It was 5 in the afternoon our time, so it must have been 1 in the morning Sydney time. I presume Marguerite can corroborate that information!! As for difficult child himself, he hinted to me that he has been doing some thinking and he realizes that he has to "change his direction." I wasn't quite sure what he meant, so all I said to him was that he was lucky that he was born clever, handsome and sensitive, and that whatever he decided to do, he has our backing and our love. I didn't know what else to say to him, and I didn't want to spoil whatever possible good path he might have decided to take. I won't believe anything until after it has happened, since I have had my hopes dashed too many times. But I still do have a little bit of hope. I think just the fact that he went off to Australia on his own shows a lot of character and gumption. Anyway, I was just so wowed about hearing the rain pouring down on the other side of the world, I thought I'd share it with you. Love, Esther [/QUOTE]
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