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Copa, a continuation on spiraling out of control
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<blockquote data-quote="MissLulu" data-source="post: 759824" data-attributes="member: 24721"><p>Oh Copa, I feel your pain. I mean that literally - when I read your post, your despair leapt from the page into my chest and made it ache.</p><p></p><p>I can relate to everything you say. The beautiful child, the love and the sense of emptiness we are left with. Time and time again, I ask myself <em>if I have failed at this, what was the point? Why am I even here?</em></p><p></p><p>But you and both know our contribution to the world has been bigger than that. For one thing, you (and other members here) saved me last year when I was so lost I could barely see the point of living. I know you are a good person who has done wonderful things in her life, including working with vulnerable prisoners, which not everyone could or would do.</p><p></p><p>We have both been parents of difficult children and we have loved those children to the best of our ability. Their failures are in spite of this, not because of it. We have done and are doing our best. We have done more than many would have done.</p><p></p><p>I know you feel broken right now, but things will settle. Please remember you are a person in your own right, not just a mother. You are important to</p><p>many, including me.</p><p>Your life has not been for nothing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MissLulu, post: 759824, member: 24721"] Oh Copa, I feel your pain. I mean that literally - when I read your post, your despair leapt from the page into my chest and made it ache. I can relate to everything you say. The beautiful child, the love and the sense of emptiness we are left with. Time and time again, I ask myself [I]if I have failed at this, what was the point? Why am I even here?[/I] But you and both know our contribution to the world has been bigger than that. For one thing, you (and other members here) saved me last year when I was so lost I could barely see the point of living. I know you are a good person who has done wonderful things in her life, including working with vulnerable prisoners, which not everyone could or would do. We have both been parents of difficult children and we have loved those children to the best of our ability. Their failures are in spite of this, not because of it. We have done and are doing our best. We have done more than many would have done. I know you feel broken right now, but things will settle. Please remember you are a person in your own right, not just a mother. You are important to many, including me. Your life has not been for nothing. [/QUOTE]
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