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<blockquote data-quote="everywoman" data-source="post: 108476" data-attributes="member: 1436"><p>Unconditional Love=loving someone warts and all. I know our difficult children have lots of warts. Sometimes I don't like mine very much. There are times I don't like my easy child's either. But, I always love them. I always let them know. Christmas, to me, is a show of that love. Not so much in the gifts, but in the spirit of giving. </p><p>Often, I think, our expectations for how someone else should behave overrides our understanding that we have little or no control over someone else. Whether I celebrate the holidays or not doesn't hurt my difficult child---it hurts me. It takes away the joy I feel from the giving of self. </p><p>I am willing to give of things the same way I am willing to give of my love---unconditionally. I give because I want to give---not out of obligation, the same as I don't take away out of punishment for not living up to my expectations of "good."</p><p>I am not saying that I let difficult child reign in holy terror---ever. But, I certainly don't let it impact my own emotions to the point that I give up the things I love--one being Christmas---gifts and all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="everywoman, post: 108476, member: 1436"] Unconditional Love=loving someone warts and all. I know our difficult children have lots of warts. Sometimes I don't like mine very much. There are times I don't like my easy child's either. But, I always love them. I always let them know. Christmas, to me, is a show of that love. Not so much in the gifts, but in the spirit of giving. Often, I think, our expectations for how someone else should behave overrides our understanding that we have little or no control over someone else. Whether I celebrate the holidays or not doesn't hurt my difficult child---it hurts me. It takes away the joy I feel from the giving of self. I am willing to give of things the same way I am willing to give of my love---unconditionally. I give because I want to give---not out of obligation, the same as I don't take away out of punishment for not living up to my expectations of "good." I am not saying that I let difficult child reign in holy terror---ever. But, I certainly don't let it impact my own emotions to the point that I give up the things I love--one being Christmas---gifts and all. [/QUOTE]
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