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Could use some board ju ju and prayers, my difficult child may have a JOB!
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<blockquote data-quote="scent of cedar" data-source="post: 595669" data-attributes="member: 1721"><p>Oh, Recovering.</p><p></p><p>Do you think she is going to ask whether she can live with you?</p><p></p><p>And just why is it that, just as we are told our difficult children have a shot at climbing out, just the very instant we feel we can safely celebrate them, could even safely allow them into our hearts and our lives, every single thing falls apart and we are left facing the whole mess with our hearts open and our hopes on our sleeves? (I was going to say, "with our pants down." Which is actually more what it feels like.)</p><p></p><p>We are balancing on that same razor's edge, right now. It's like being encased in one of those silken cocoons spiders weave around the victims they are saving for later. </p><p></p><p>My sister tells me I need to change my imagery. That I need to be fiercer than whatever has hold of difficult child. That I need to stop believing that compassion will help difficult child. That my difficult child needs to be afraid of me, afraid of the condemnation that will certainly fall onto her head if she crosses me, if she dares to attempt to manipulate me. </p><p></p><p>I am really thinking about that, this morning. </p><p> </p><p>Barbara</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scent of cedar, post: 595669, member: 1721"] Oh, Recovering. Do you think she is going to ask whether she can live with you? And just why is it that, just as we are told our difficult children have a shot at climbing out, just the very instant we feel we can safely celebrate them, could even safely allow them into our hearts and our lives, every single thing falls apart and we are left facing the whole mess with our hearts open and our hopes on our sleeves? (I was going to say, "with our pants down." Which is actually more what it feels like.) We are balancing on that same razor's edge, right now. It's like being encased in one of those silken cocoons spiders weave around the victims they are saving for later. My sister tells me I need to change my imagery. That I need to be fiercer than whatever has hold of difficult child. That I need to stop believing that compassion will help difficult child. That my difficult child needs to be afraid of me, afraid of the condemnation that will certainly fall onto her head if she crosses me, if she dares to attempt to manipulate me. I am really thinking about that, this morning. Barbara [/QUOTE]
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