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Jumper is crabby and I found out why. What to do?
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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 544626" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>Ugh, summer break-up. I'm sure that Jumper is pining away, and without school for socializing and busying up the day, it makes it all the worse. I'm with the others - the right thing to do is #3. I don't know that you can <em>make</em> her go to counseling, so seems like a lost cause unless <em>she </em>asks for it for now.</p><p></p><p>I <em>would</em> say something along the lines of, "I know that you are sad, and that's how <em>everyone</em> feels when they are in this situation. (Somehow knowing that everyone gets sad sometimes and in situations that everyone experiences can be a real help.) I would ask her what - other than getting back together with J - she could do that would help her to feel better. There must be <em>something.</em> No one is happy all of the time but it is easier to be happy when doing something that makes you feel good. Even something small. If she answers that there is nothing that makes her feel better, then it is probably time to tell her that she needs to either find something that she enjoys and get back to you within a short period of time to execute it, or she will need to talk to a counselor to figure out a way to get back on track to enjoying life. I'd leave J out of it as much as possible.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with her. I hope that she will be well and <em>stop taking it out on the family!</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 544626, member: 99"] Ugh, summer break-up. I'm sure that Jumper is pining away, and without school for socializing and busying up the day, it makes it all the worse. I'm with the others - the right thing to do is #3. I don't know that you can [I]make[/I] her go to counseling, so seems like a lost cause unless [I]she [/I]asks for it for now. I [I]would[/I] say something along the lines of, "I know that you are sad, and that's how [I]everyone[/I] feels when they are in this situation. (Somehow knowing that everyone gets sad sometimes and in situations that everyone experiences can be a real help.) I would ask her what - other than getting back together with J - she could do that would help her to feel better. There must be [I]something.[/I] No one is happy all of the time but it is easier to be happy when doing something that makes you feel good. Even something small. If she answers that there is nothing that makes her feel better, then it is probably time to tell her that she needs to either find something that she enjoys and get back to you within a short period of time to execute it, or she will need to talk to a counselor to figure out a way to get back on track to enjoying life. I'd leave J out of it as much as possible. Good luck with her. I hope that she will be well and [I]stop taking it out on the family![/I] [/QUOTE]
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