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<blockquote data-quote="mstang67chic" data-source="post: 283733" data-attributes="member: 2459"><p>Linda, we all understand and empathize as much as we can. But...I still think you should go. I don't know if I'll make it or not but I'm going to try even if only for a day. I really want to meet you not only because you and I have a lot in common as far as our kids go but also because you're...well, YOU!</p><p></p><p>At your Dad's party, people were taken aback by your appearance because they had expectations based on the past. WE don't have that. WE'VE never met you. You could show up in a cat suit and on ice skates and we wouldn't know any different. (Might think you need a medication tweak but we wouldn't know any different! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" /> ) Bring some of your project stuff with you and keep in your room. If you start to feel overwhelmed, tell us and retreat to your room for a couple of hours. <u>We'll understand</u>. We won't let you hide out the whole weekend but we WILL understand. I honestly think you NEED to do this and not necessarily because it's a board thing. I think you need to just do something away from the house for YOU. (See! I'm right there with your therapist and I don't even have a college degree!!! LOL)</p><p></p><p>My mom HATES to travel, HATES people and HATES anything new or out of her little comfort zone. Flying especially almost pushes her over the edge of anxiety. She recently flew (all by herself!) from Indiana to New Mexico to see her oldest sister. It's probably the last time she will have seen her sister and now that it's over, she's glad she did it. But ahead of time....omg...she almost drove me nuts with the questions about flying, worrying about having too many baggies because of her medications, worrying about what if's. She was this close to bursting into tears when my husband took her to the airport. I think she WAS in tears when she called me from the airport in New Mexico before her niece and another sister found her. What's the point of this story? My cousin summed it up nicely. She said that Mom was <strong>"having a great time in spite of herself". </strong> If you come to Cleveland, I think the same will be said for you too.</p><p></p><p>Please come.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mstang67chic, post: 283733, member: 2459"] Linda, we all understand and empathize as much as we can. But...I still think you should go. I don't know if I'll make it or not but I'm going to try even if only for a day. I really want to meet you not only because you and I have a lot in common as far as our kids go but also because you're...well, YOU! At your Dad's party, people were taken aback by your appearance because they had expectations based on the past. WE don't have that. WE'VE never met you. You could show up in a cat suit and on ice skates and we wouldn't know any different. (Might think you need a medication tweak but we wouldn't know any different! :raspberry-tounge: ) Bring some of your project stuff with you and keep in your room. If you start to feel overwhelmed, tell us and retreat to your room for a couple of hours. [U]We'll understand[/U]. We won't let you hide out the whole weekend but we WILL understand. I honestly think you NEED to do this and not necessarily because it's a board thing. I think you need to just do something away from the house for YOU. (See! I'm right there with your therapist and I don't even have a college degree!!! LOL) My mom HATES to travel, HATES people and HATES anything new or out of her little comfort zone. Flying especially almost pushes her over the edge of anxiety. She recently flew (all by herself!) from Indiana to New Mexico to see her oldest sister. It's probably the last time she will have seen her sister and now that it's over, she's glad she did it. But ahead of time....omg...she almost drove me nuts with the questions about flying, worrying about having too many baggies because of her medications, worrying about what if's. She was this close to bursting into tears when my husband took her to the airport. I think she WAS in tears when she called me from the airport in New Mexico before her niece and another sister found her. What's the point of this story? My cousin summed it up nicely. She said that Mom was [B]"having a great time in spite of herself". [/B] If you come to Cleveland, I think the same will be said for you too. Please come. [/QUOTE]
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