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<blockquote data-quote="lovemysons" data-source="post: 642973" data-attributes="member: 3305"><p>Thank you Nancy...it has taken me a long time to realize that young difficult child needs to FEEL the consequences of his life choices...and maybe the point could be made all the more clear on special days like Christmas. </p><p>Unfortunately, daughter in law still takes pity on him. I am no longer concerned about how "uncaring or heartless" I come across to daughter in law or young difficult child. </p><p> </p><p>I keep wondering when it will dawn on daughter in law that her own children are the ones who are suffering the most...these are THEIR childhood memories that will last a lifetime! What will they tell themselves? Will grandson or granddaughters feel unworthy of being loved well by others? Will they expect to be taken care of by family for the rest of their lives? What messages are they receiving about themselves at this point? </p><p> </p><p>Unfortunately daughter in law's mother has continued to enable her (and difficult child) by not forcing her to learn how to survive and take care of their children through sobriety and on their own. There has been very little growth on the part of daughter in law and Young difficult child in nearly 8 yrs. daughter in law is 28 now...Young difficult child will be 26 soon. It is looooong past time for them to wake up and realize that they are responsible for the precious little lives THEY put here and that any pain felt is pain They've caused...not others! </p><p> </p><p>easy child did pick up young difficult child (with his buddy) and bring them to my mom's for Christmas dinner. All went smoothly...though at one point Young difficult child actually tried to have a discussion about "men's rights"...Ridiculous! I did not hear it or surely would have chimed in...husband told me about it later and said that difficult child changed the subject before it got heated! </p><p> </p><p>How did your dinner with your girls go? DId you have difficult child's "boyfriend" there as well? </p><p>Interested in other's Christmas experiences with/without their difficult child's too. </p><p> </p><p>Love, </p><p>LMS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lovemysons, post: 642973, member: 3305"] Thank you Nancy...it has taken me a long time to realize that young difficult child needs to FEEL the consequences of his life choices...and maybe the point could be made all the more clear on special days like Christmas. Unfortunately, daughter in law still takes pity on him. I am no longer concerned about how "uncaring or heartless" I come across to daughter in law or young difficult child. I keep wondering when it will dawn on daughter in law that her own children are the ones who are suffering the most...these are THEIR childhood memories that will last a lifetime! What will they tell themselves? Will grandson or granddaughters feel unworthy of being loved well by others? Will they expect to be taken care of by family for the rest of their lives? What messages are they receiving about themselves at this point? Unfortunately daughter in law's mother has continued to enable her (and difficult child) by not forcing her to learn how to survive and take care of their children through sobriety and on their own. There has been very little growth on the part of daughter in law and Young difficult child in nearly 8 yrs. daughter in law is 28 now...Young difficult child will be 26 soon. It is looooong past time for them to wake up and realize that they are responsible for the precious little lives THEY put here and that any pain felt is pain They've caused...not others! easy child did pick up young difficult child (with his buddy) and bring them to my mom's for Christmas dinner. All went smoothly...though at one point Young difficult child actually tried to have a discussion about "men's rights"...Ridiculous! I did not hear it or surely would have chimed in...husband told me about it later and said that difficult child changed the subject before it got heated! How did your dinner with your girls go? DId you have difficult child's "boyfriend" there as well? Interested in other's Christmas experiences with/without their difficult child's too. Love, LMS [/QUOTE]
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