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toughlovin
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at the grocery store. She is the mother of one of difficult children classmates growin up. We live in a small town so I know people have an idea of what is and has gone on with difficult child.... he posts all this stuff on fb so you know the kids know. So we stopped and chatted. She is not someone I know real well but have known her for years and she is a very nice person. First she asked about my easy child daughter and we had a nice chat about her. I asked about her kids who are all doing pretty well (but she is not the bragging type mom). Then she asked about difficult child... I kind of shook my head, said I wasnt totallys ure where he was, he was not doing well and there was nothing more I could do. She was very sympathetic and mentioned she had a sister like that so she totally understood. It was kind of nice really.... so many people out there do have a family member who are total difficult children and/or have substance abuse problems.
However the whole thing triggered me with all my feelings about difficult child and his situation coming back and feelings of sadness and regret feel overwhelming. Before that I was really in a pretty good place so this sense of grief kind of took my by surprise. I know it will pass...... but thought I would share it with all of you because I know you all understand.
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However the whole thing triggered me with all my feelings about difficult child and his situation coming back and feelings of sadness and regret feel overwhelming. Before that I was really in a pretty good place so this sense of grief kind of took my by surprise. I know it will pass...... but thought I would share it with all of you because I know you all understand.
TL