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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 678283" data-attributes="member: 15801"><p>Thank you for all your wise words. Leafy I see you posted an article on regret and I need to go read that.</p><p></p><p>Insane...my regret goes way back but my focus this time was 7th grade because that is when the wall went up between us. Before that there were many issues but our relationship was close.</p><p></p><p>And I am now back home and your wisdom and some more reflection has me more grounded again.</p><p></p><p>As walrus said who we are is a jigsaw made up of many pieces...and it is a total fantasy on my part to think if I had done one thing differently all would be ok. Fact is my son was always getting into trouble because he has never liked to follow rules. And given his tendancy towards addiction I think the drugs and alcohol would have been a problem no matter what I did. </p><p></p><p>My real hope is that he will now really work through his issues and that someday we will have a closer relationship. I can and will support the heck his recovery and working this stuff but ultimately it is up to him and his choice. I can't force it and I need to give him the space to do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 678283, member: 15801"] Thank you for all your wise words. Leafy I see you posted an article on regret and I need to go read that. Insane...my regret goes way back but my focus this time was 7th grade because that is when the wall went up between us. Before that there were many issues but our relationship was close. And I am now back home and your wisdom and some more reflection has me more grounded again. As walrus said who we are is a jigsaw made up of many pieces...and it is a total fantasy on my part to think if I had done one thing differently all would be ok. Fact is my son was always getting into trouble because he has never liked to follow rules. And given his tendancy towards addiction I think the drugs and alcohol would have been a problem no matter what I did. My real hope is that he will now really work through his issues and that someday we will have a closer relationship. I can and will support the heck his recovery and working this stuff but ultimately it is up to him and his choice. I can't force it and I need to give him the space to do it. [/QUOTE]
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