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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 275423" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkorchid">Yeah Janet, a friend of mine thinks that almost all of our issues would be solved if both kids would move out and we could go on vaca once a month. Well, whose problems wouldn't feel improved under those conditions? It's not doable at this time. Besides, this isn't a one-trick-fixes-all sort of thing we have going on here. I think a lot of H's issues are tied up in his not drinking. He's been sober for over 2 years, but he never dealt with any of the reasons why he was an alcoholic, family attitudes, etc. That's frustrating to me. I've been in and out of counseling over the course of my life, trying to learn how to better handle certain situations that have come and go, how to be a better parent than mine were, how to detach and handle things in a rational fashion, be honest with myself and others. I do my best, I'm not perfect, but I try. I am beginning to think that we want some similar things and some very different things, but maybe don't want to work all that hard for it. That was something that the counselor kept saying. Anyway, thank you for your comments and support. Much appreciated.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 275423, member: 2211"] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkorchid]Yeah Janet, a friend of mine thinks that almost all of our issues would be solved if both kids would move out and we could go on vaca once a month. Well, whose problems wouldn't feel improved under those conditions? It's not doable at this time. Besides, this isn't a one-trick-fixes-all sort of thing we have going on here. I think a lot of H's issues are tied up in his not drinking. He's been sober for over 2 years, but he never dealt with any of the reasons why he was an alcoholic, family attitudes, etc. That's frustrating to me. I've been in and out of counseling over the course of my life, trying to learn how to better handle certain situations that have come and go, how to be a better parent than mine were, how to detach and handle things in a rational fashion, be honest with myself and others. I do my best, I'm not perfect, but I try. I am beginning to think that we want some similar things and some very different things, but maybe don't want to work all that hard for it. That was something that the counselor kept saying. Anyway, thank you for your comments and support. Much appreciated.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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