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<blockquote data-quote="Stress Bunny" data-source="post: 629370" data-attributes="member: 4855"><p>Signorina,</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think I am starting to understand that. I have adapted considerably over the past couple of years. At the start of his college career, I even tried to manage JT's study time. I tried to make sure he wore a helmet on his moped. I tried begging and pleading and calling and checking. Turns out, none of that mattered to him or made any difference whatsoever. It was all very wasted time and energy on my part. And, right now, though I have moved past all of that and detached significantly, I am still spending time and energy emotionally. Hopefully I can apply what I have already learned and take better care of my own mental health and well being. I scheduled an appointment with a counselor, but she is booked for another month yet. That's okay, I guess. This is a long-term thing, and there is no particular huge crisis at the moment.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I am listening, believe me. I have been blessed with a smart mind, as my mother always said, so I am using it to learn from the experiences of others on this site. I am sure I would have made and be continuing to make many more mistakes had I not found this wonderfully helpful and supportive place. </p><p></p><p>In reading your signature, your experience and mine are eerily similar; strikingly so. I do hope to let go of the fear and resentment too. It is a grieving process in some ways. But, I have much for which to be thankful, not the least of which are the folks on this site who are here for me guaranteed. Thank you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stress Bunny, post: 629370, member: 4855"] Signorina, I think I am starting to understand that. I have adapted considerably over the past couple of years. At the start of his college career, I even tried to manage JT's study time. I tried to make sure he wore a helmet on his moped. I tried begging and pleading and calling and checking. Turns out, none of that mattered to him or made any difference whatsoever. It was all very wasted time and energy on my part. And, right now, though I have moved past all of that and detached significantly, I am still spending time and energy emotionally. Hopefully I can apply what I have already learned and take better care of my own mental health and well being. I scheduled an appointment with a counselor, but she is booked for another month yet. That's okay, I guess. This is a long-term thing, and there is no particular huge crisis at the moment. I am listening, believe me. I have been blessed with a smart mind, as my mother always said, so I am using it to learn from the experiences of others on this site. I am sure I would have made and be continuing to make many more mistakes had I not found this wonderfully helpful and supportive place. In reading your signature, your experience and mine are eerily similar; strikingly so. I do hope to let go of the fear and resentment too. It is a grieving process in some ways. But, I have much for which to be thankful, not the least of which are the folks on this site who are here for me guaranteed. Thank you! [/QUOTE]
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