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Most difficult years of my life
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<blockquote data-quote="Sam3" data-source="post: 726518" data-attributes="member: 19290"><p>Hi.</p><p></p><p>A dad on the forum made the observation recently that anger, though deserved and cathartic, isn’t always a reliable source of strength for how to deal going forward.</p><p></p><p>I find that to be true as well. For me, anger can be useful to remind me of the terrible context in which I’ve already had to set boundaries, but if I react out of anger in deciding next steps, I end up second guessing myself and feeling very guilty.</p><p></p><p>If I allow myself to cool off, the next steps are more likely to be a response to where my son is, rather than a reaction to what I feel. FWIW</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sam3, post: 726518, member: 19290"] Hi. A dad on the forum made the observation recently that anger, though deserved and cathartic, isn’t always a reliable source of strength for how to deal going forward. I find that to be true as well. For me, anger can be useful to remind me of the terrible context in which I’ve already had to set boundaries, but if I react out of anger in deciding next steps, I end up second guessing myself and feeling very guilty. If I allow myself to cool off, the next steps are more likely to be a response to where my son is, rather than a reaction to what I feel. FWIW [/QUOTE]
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