I have family visiting and cannot respond at length. I am happy that you posted in. That we re doing this together has been validating for me. It is easy to operate from those same old roles. Maybe it has something to do with the rigidity SWOT's article on dysfunctional family dynamics explored. In any event, once we can see our relationships to our FOO for the counterfeit things they are, we can turn freely away from them. It sounds as though you have already turned away, to a degree.
That is a difficult thing; it takes a kind of courage to go naked like that. It feels as though we are the ones who have wronged them, or like we are the ones who should pull everything together. It has been such a comfort to me, to have SWOT and Copa and IC to tell my secrets to.
I am glad you are here with us; glad you are reading along and that you posted.
:O)
Cedar
