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difficult child's crash course in darker side of being a pro athlete seems to continue
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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 609595" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>SuZir, your sons experiences now do seem complex and dramatic...........it brought to mind a comment my granddaughter's therapist made when she was 4 years old, after her Dad had committed suicide and we were all grappling with how to come to grips with all of it. I was still stunned and so worried about the kids..............the therapist said, "you never know what your granddaughter's destiny is...........perhaps she will be a psychologist who specializes in working with people who've lost their parents to suicide."</p><p></p><p>That remark broke through the moment for me, it gave me this little glimpse of the big picture which helped me get through that time. The interesting thing too, as I write that, is that the next therapist I found for my granddaughter confided to me much later that her husband had committed suicide so she had this strong connection to not only my granddaughter, since she had a daughter too, but to me...........she helped both of us get through that time in a way another therapist may not have because of her own experience.</p><p></p><p>Fast forward to now, my granddaughter at 17 has this uncanny ability to be present for others and their various forms of pain, she has great empathy and compassion. She is now trying to get a volunteer position at this place in town which specializes in dealing with the grief children go through with the loss of a parent. She went there herself and feels she can be of service to those kids. Her senior project is related to children.</p><p></p><p>She may not be a psychologist, but what that therapist told me all those years ago is true, she has developed skills and traits and she has gifts which are all a result of all that has happened to her. Her compassion for other kids has helped some of her peers get through some pretty bad times.........</p><p></p><p>All of these experiences your son is having may someday all blend together for him and become positive talents he possesses which will end up serving him well in life. We just don't know what their future fate is. Your son has a front seat to all of this and although it may be tough on him now, later in life, it may offer him real life experiences which will serve him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 609595, member: 13542"] SuZir, your sons experiences now do seem complex and dramatic...........it brought to mind a comment my granddaughter's therapist made when she was 4 years old, after her Dad had committed suicide and we were all grappling with how to come to grips with all of it. I was still stunned and so worried about the kids..............the therapist said, "you never know what your granddaughter's destiny is...........perhaps she will be a psychologist who specializes in working with people who've lost their parents to suicide." That remark broke through the moment for me, it gave me this little glimpse of the big picture which helped me get through that time. The interesting thing too, as I write that, is that the next therapist I found for my granddaughter confided to me much later that her husband had committed suicide so she had this strong connection to not only my granddaughter, since she had a daughter too, but to me...........she helped both of us get through that time in a way another therapist may not have because of her own experience. Fast forward to now, my granddaughter at 17 has this uncanny ability to be present for others and their various forms of pain, she has great empathy and compassion. She is now trying to get a volunteer position at this place in town which specializes in dealing with the grief children go through with the loss of a parent. She went there herself and feels she can be of service to those kids. Her senior project is related to children. She may not be a psychologist, but what that therapist told me all those years ago is true, she has developed skills and traits and she has gifts which are all a result of all that has happened to her. Her compassion for other kids has helped some of her peers get through some pretty bad times......... All of these experiences your son is having may someday all blend together for him and become positive talents he possesses which will end up serving him well in life. We just don't know what their future fate is. Your son has a front seat to all of this and although it may be tough on him now, later in life, it may offer him real life experiences which will serve him. [/QUOTE]
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