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My son is in the hospital.
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<blockquote data-quote="Albatross" data-source="post: 696111" data-attributes="member: 17720"><p>I see this totally differently, Copa. I see him going to get help BECAUSE he was thinking of you.</p><p></p><p>He used to be quite happy to languish on couches, living minute to minute, not getting treatment for his hepatitis, not caring how it ended. He is not that person anymore.</p><p></p><p>And you didn't walk away. You set reasonable expectations and he didn't abide by them. As SWOT said, as I put in my signature line, we too reach our bottoms.</p><p></p><p>I see these past few months as you helping him find his footing. And I sure don't see you as walking away. I see this as the next step for him. I truly do. As COM points out, change is uncomfortable. It does not "feel" right. It pushes our limits and makes us grow in ways we don't like.</p><p></p><p>He is choosing to give a damn about his life, Copa. He is choosing to have faith in his future.</p><p></p><p>The job, Copa, is a double-edged sword. It is awful, and you hate it. But maybe it is a good thing, in that it reminds you that you are more than your son's choices?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albatross, post: 696111, member: 17720"] I see this totally differently, Copa. I see him going to get help BECAUSE he was thinking of you. He used to be quite happy to languish on couches, living minute to minute, not getting treatment for his hepatitis, not caring how it ended. He is not that person anymore. And you didn't walk away. You set reasonable expectations and he didn't abide by them. As SWOT said, as I put in my signature line, we too reach our bottoms. I see these past few months as you helping him find his footing. And I sure don't see you as walking away. I see this as the next step for him. I truly do. As COM points out, change is uncomfortable. It does not "feel" right. It pushes our limits and makes us grow in ways we don't like. He is choosing to give a damn about his life, Copa. He is choosing to have faith in his future. The job, Copa, is a double-edged sword. It is awful, and you hate it. But maybe it is a good thing, in that it reminds you that you are more than your son's choices? [/QUOTE]
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