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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 633917" data-attributes="member: 4152"><p>I think it's normal. Perhaps it is a natural outgrowth of major detachment. You still love him, but don't want him in your life as he is ... with these issues and aren't waiting for him to change. It is what it is. It might not be that you don't care, more that you fully accept that you don't have a choice in the matter. He does, but won't or can't change and might not. And there is only so much you can take or should take. Enough. Life moves on.</p><p></p><p>It reminds me a little of something that haunted me today. A friend who had a mentally ill sister. We would share stories as her sister was much like my difficult child. One day, her sister died of a heart problem. My friend was upset for a day or two and then was basically fine. I was taken aback by that. She said I should understand the reality of the situation. Weird, odd, difficult, hits you in the gut...but sadly, I do understand. And I think I understand your post too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 633917, member: 4152"] I think it's normal. Perhaps it is a natural outgrowth of major detachment. You still love him, but don't want him in your life as he is ... with these issues and aren't waiting for him to change. It is what it is. It might not be that you don't care, more that you fully accept that you don't have a choice in the matter. He does, but won't or can't change and might not. And there is only so much you can take or should take. Enough. Life moves on. It reminds me a little of something that haunted me today. A friend who had a mentally ill sister. We would share stories as her sister was much like my difficult child. One day, her sister died of a heart problem. My friend was upset for a day or two and then was basically fine. I was taken aback by that. She said I should understand the reality of the situation. Weird, odd, difficult, hits you in the gut...but sadly, I do understand. And I think I understand your post too. [/QUOTE]
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