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Wow...this morning was UNREAL
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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 249178"><p>Thank you for the wise, thoughtful and warm comments.</p><p> </p><p>I am in a weird...rather emotional place.</p><p> </p><p>We talk about detachment. I understand the complications here. I understand that surely difficult child learned a lesson. I understand that there are unsual circumstances. I understand that difficult child was growing in that she was taking good care of the cat...</p><p> </p><p>I recall though that husband asked me "can difficult child have a cat?" I said "no." He said "It's a great cat! It's very special. difficult child will love it and it will love difficult child." I met the cat...it was indeed very special. It was one of a kind. I'm not a cat person...I thought of taking the cat...but can not.</p><p> </p><p>Ironically, someone dumped a cat on my front lawn three weeks ago. I refused to feed it. I THOUGHT it would go to someone elses home. IT would get the hint. It started to starve. It almost died one day on my front lawn. I couldn't take it any longer. I took it to the vet. It is a sickly cat. It is now my cat.</p><p> </p><p>difficult child has another cat. A "friend" was moving due to financial problems...it basically dumped a cat onto her door step. This is an "aloof" cat. </p><p> </p><p>I am not much of a cat person...but cats are in my life as of late and I have my own financial concerns. I'm hurt, concerned, angry, confused.</p><p> </p><p>I semi agreed for difficult child to have this cat...because it was so very special. It was really THAT special. It followed her around like a puppy. It loved everyone and especially loved difficult child.</p><p> </p><p>husband says the bottom line (and he's a HUGE cat lover) is that people are more important than cats...and I understand this and believe in this too.</p><p> </p><p>I wonder if somehow I could have prevented this. I DID beg my good friend to take the cat. She has a house full of strays and put her foot down and said no!</p><p> </p><p>Perhaps tomorrow I'll be able to concentrate more fully on the love difficult child brought to the cat, the cat brought to difficult child and the lessons hopefully learned. And of course, also detach a little better.</p><p> </p><p>Today, I took difficult child to lunch and she is doing fairly well...considering. She was told that she has the option of seeing her therapist if she feels she needs additional support.</p><p> </p><p>A very hard day...thank you for your kind words.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/felttip/sad-very.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sad-very:" title="sad-very :sad-very:" data-shortname=":sad-very:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 249178"] Thank you for the wise, thoughtful and warm comments. I am in a weird...rather emotional place. We talk about detachment. I understand the complications here. I understand that surely difficult child learned a lesson. I understand that there are unsual circumstances. I understand that difficult child was growing in that she was taking good care of the cat... I recall though that husband asked me "can difficult child have a cat?" I said "no." He said "It's a great cat! It's very special. difficult child will love it and it will love difficult child." I met the cat...it was indeed very special. It was one of a kind. I'm not a cat person...I thought of taking the cat...but can not. Ironically, someone dumped a cat on my front lawn three weeks ago. I refused to feed it. I THOUGHT it would go to someone elses home. IT would get the hint. It started to starve. It almost died one day on my front lawn. I couldn't take it any longer. I took it to the vet. It is a sickly cat. It is now my cat. difficult child has another cat. A "friend" was moving due to financial problems...it basically dumped a cat onto her door step. This is an "aloof" cat. I am not much of a cat person...but cats are in my life as of late and I have my own financial concerns. I'm hurt, concerned, angry, confused. I semi agreed for difficult child to have this cat...because it was so very special. It was really THAT special. It followed her around like a puppy. It loved everyone and especially loved difficult child. husband says the bottom line (and he's a HUGE cat lover) is that people are more important than cats...and I understand this and believe in this too. I wonder if somehow I could have prevented this. I DID beg my good friend to take the cat. She has a house full of strays and put her foot down and said no! Perhaps tomorrow I'll be able to concentrate more fully on the love difficult child brought to the cat, the cat brought to difficult child and the lessons hopefully learned. And of course, also detach a little better. Today, I took difficult child to lunch and she is doing fairly well...considering. She was told that she has the option of seeing her therapist if she feels she needs additional support. A very hard day...thank you for your kind words.:sad-very: [/QUOTE]
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