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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 634098" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>Echo, each of us is different, and I can't really know your heart in this. But it is my experience that, however sullen, overwhelming, all encompassing, my resentment and disgust, love for my child surprises and entraps me.</p><p></p><p>It must be bottomless or something. </p><p></p><p>On another post today, we discussed that breaking point, different but equally devastating for each parent, that our difficult children bring us to. </p><p></p><p>So I don't know where I'm going with this. </p><p></p><p>I just know those two things seem inescapably true to me.</p><p></p><p>I keep finding, at the unknowable bottom, those same two things.</p><p></p><p>And each time, I have less defense.</p><p></p><p>But there was a time when I realized none of that resentment stuff mattered after all.</p><p></p><p>And I was free.</p><p></p><p>And everything looked different. </p><p></p><p>Trust yourself, Echo.</p><p></p><p>You are enough, and more than enough.</p><p></p><p>It's a journey you determined to embark on.</p><p></p><p>How does that go?</p><p></p><p>"All will be well, and all manner of things will be well."</p><p></p><p>A female Christian mystic said that, thousands of years ago.</p><p></p><p>It's still true, today.</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 634098, member: 17461"] Echo, each of us is different, and I can't really know your heart in this. But it is my experience that, however sullen, overwhelming, all encompassing, my resentment and disgust, love for my child surprises and entraps me. It must be bottomless or something. On another post today, we discussed that breaking point, different but equally devastating for each parent, that our difficult children bring us to. So I don't know where I'm going with this. I just know those two things seem inescapably true to me. I keep finding, at the unknowable bottom, those same two things. And each time, I have less defense. But there was a time when I realized none of that resentment stuff mattered after all. And I was free. And everything looked different. Trust yourself, Echo. You are enough, and more than enough. It's a journey you determined to embark on. How does that go? "All will be well, and all manner of things will be well." A female Christian mystic said that, thousands of years ago. It's still true, today. Cedar [/QUOTE]
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