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<blockquote data-quote="Acacia" data-source="post: 734371" data-attributes="member: 19832"><p>beta, please excuse the one fingered typing and grammar. i broke my arm badly in 3 places, so i haven't been posting.</p><p>of course, this is heartbreaking and painful. i have two of three adult children who struggle with mental illness and who have been verbally abusive and are now estranged.</p><p></p><p>i am sure you have been the best parent you could be, knowing that none of us are perfect. you will probably keep doing what you're doing until you are able to change your thinking. with that often comes both relief and grief.</p><p></p><p>like you, i kept helping and reaching out. it was magical thinking that one more thing would make my two understand how much i love them. </p><p></p><p>i now put the focus on me: counseling to challenge my readiness to feel guilt and blame, coda 12 step to work on boundaries, reading and posting here, self-care, and more.</p><p></p><p>your son has his own path and higher power. you deserve kindness and respect.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Acacia, post: 734371, member: 19832"] beta, please excuse the one fingered typing and grammar. i broke my arm badly in 3 places, so i haven't been posting. of course, this is heartbreaking and painful. i have two of three adult children who struggle with mental illness and who have been verbally abusive and are now estranged. i am sure you have been the best parent you could be, knowing that none of us are perfect. you will probably keep doing what you're doing until you are able to change your thinking. with that often comes both relief and grief. like you, i kept helping and reaching out. it was magical thinking that one more thing would make my two understand how much i love them. i now put the focus on me: counseling to challenge my readiness to feel guilt and blame, coda 12 step to work on boundaries, reading and posting here, self-care, and more. your son has his own path and higher power. you deserve kindness and respect. [/QUOTE]
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