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Happiness is contagious
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 219785" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Fran, I find that it takes a bit of listening to someone to figure out just what kind of support they need... a sympathetic ear, someone to ease their fears, etc. The problem with sister in law and mother in law, I think, is that hearing about problems or issues makes them anxious and they just react by pushing it ALL away with their "happy thoughts". So the feeling I am always left with is that the don't want to hear me, and they cannot deal with a conversation that ventures beyond the superficial. They only seem interested in happy news or something that's of entertainment value.</p><p> </p><p>I'm not a gloom and doom person -- just a realist. Which may seem in sharp contrast to them sometimes!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 219785, member: 3444"] Fran, I find that it takes a bit of listening to someone to figure out just what kind of support they need... a sympathetic ear, someone to ease their fears, etc. The problem with sister in law and mother in law, I think, is that hearing about problems or issues makes them anxious and they just react by pushing it ALL away with their "happy thoughts". So the feeling I am always left with is that the don't want to hear me, and they cannot deal with a conversation that ventures beyond the superficial. They only seem interested in happy news or something that's of entertainment value. I'm not a gloom and doom person -- just a realist. Which may seem in sharp contrast to them sometimes! [/QUOTE]
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