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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 620938" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>I have to be out all day, so only have a minute to post to you, Recovering. I love it that you backed away from the habit of the FOG, of the stomach-tightening, of the sick feeling which, along with the other horrible emotions our troubled difficult children bring up, is why we enable to begin with.</p><p></p><p>Oh, I am so happy for you that you were able to back out of it, Recovering.</p><p></p><p>Now, you can think.</p><p></p><p>Here is my think: Your daughter did this in the 18th month. There have been so many times Recovering, when husband and I would groan and rail at fate and rush in to help because one difficult child or the other had been "so close." </p><p></p><p>A miss is as good as a mile.</p><p></p><p>It is what it is.</p><p></p><p>I don't know why they call us, either. Last winter, difficult child daughter would call from the jail in the middle of the night, drunk or drugged out or both. All we have here is a cell phone. NO WAY TO TAKE THE CALL WITHOUT A CREDIT CARD.</p><p></p><p>The first time? I ran all over, half awake in the middle of the night, trying to find my purse and a credit card. By the time I found the credit card, the call was over.</p><p></p><p>And I was awake.</p><p></p><p>I did not call back.</p><p></p><p>I never ran around with my heart in my mouth looking for my credit cards after a middle of the night phone call from jail, again.</p><p></p><p>I was awake.</p><p></p><p>Recovering, you know my heart is there with you. </p><p></p><p>I think you will come through this just fine.</p><p></p><p>Very happy for you, that you were able to step out of the FOG so easily.</p><p></p><p>You may need those skills in the days to come.</p><p></p><p>I wish things had been different for your daughter this time, Recovering. Like mine, she is reaching that point in her life where it is almost too late to come back from it.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry, Recovering.</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p><p></p><p>It sounds like a roaring, lovely weekend with SO. I love the still point. Always feel it as the sun is coming up. This morning it occurred to me that, just as I am watching the sun gather power at the horizon, someone on the other side of the Earth, at that same instant, is watching it set.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 620938, member: 17461"] I have to be out all day, so only have a minute to post to you, Recovering. I love it that you backed away from the habit of the FOG, of the stomach-tightening, of the sick feeling which, along with the other horrible emotions our troubled difficult children bring up, is why we enable to begin with. Oh, I am so happy for you that you were able to back out of it, Recovering. Now, you can think. Here is my think: Your daughter did this in the 18th month. There have been so many times Recovering, when husband and I would groan and rail at fate and rush in to help because one difficult child or the other had been "so close." A miss is as good as a mile. It is what it is. I don't know why they call us, either. Last winter, difficult child daughter would call from the jail in the middle of the night, drunk or drugged out or both. All we have here is a cell phone. NO WAY TO TAKE THE CALL WITHOUT A CREDIT CARD. The first time? I ran all over, half awake in the middle of the night, trying to find my purse and a credit card. By the time I found the credit card, the call was over. And I was awake. I did not call back. I never ran around with my heart in my mouth looking for my credit cards after a middle of the night phone call from jail, again. I was awake. Recovering, you know my heart is there with you. I think you will come through this just fine. Very happy for you, that you were able to step out of the FOG so easily. You may need those skills in the days to come. I wish things had been different for your daughter this time, Recovering. Like mine, she is reaching that point in her life where it is almost too late to come back from it. I'm sorry, Recovering. Cedar It sounds like a roaring, lovely weekend with SO. I love the still point. Always feel it as the sun is coming up. This morning it occurred to me that, just as I am watching the sun gather power at the horizon, someone on the other side of the Earth, at that same instant, is watching it set. [/QUOTE]
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