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<blockquote data-quote="Childofmine" data-source="post: 618854" data-attributes="member: 17542"><p>Is there anywhere else where people speak such raw, real truth about their own lives and journeys? I think this is very very unusual and so very healthy and beautiful. </p><p></p><p>And I also feel gratitude for the authenticity that has grown in me since I began this awful, painful path. </p><p></p><p>It is truly the silver lining of the most ferocious storm. And now, often, I can even see the lining as the storm is descending. I can hold those states within myself at the same time, often: the pain of watching my precious son continue to self-destruct, and the growth in myself as a strong, real, truth-telling person. </p><p></p><p>It does change all relationships, it can't help but change them, because WE ARE SO CHANGED. </p><p></p><p>I have changed for the better, and I am finding when I am in challenging situations that have nothing to do with my difficult child, in business, whatever, I feel a centering calm and certainty I have never felt before. I know who I am today more than I have ever known it before. I am proud of who I am and where I am. I am proud of the honesty in my life. </p><p></p><p>I continue to struggle on this path, and make mistakes, and I am kind with myself about those mistakes. I am doing all I can with all I know...today. Maybe tomorrow I will know better, and then, I will do better. I will continue to work hard on this because I get so much back. </p><p></p><p>I wish people I love didn't have to suffer to teach me these lessons. Thanks to you all for the outpouring of truth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Childofmine, post: 618854, member: 17542"] Is there anywhere else where people speak such raw, real truth about their own lives and journeys? I think this is very very unusual and so very healthy and beautiful. And I also feel gratitude for the authenticity that has grown in me since I began this awful, painful path. It is truly the silver lining of the most ferocious storm. And now, often, I can even see the lining as the storm is descending. I can hold those states within myself at the same time, often: the pain of watching my precious son continue to self-destruct, and the growth in myself as a strong, real, truth-telling person. It does change all relationships, it can't help but change them, because WE ARE SO CHANGED. I have changed for the better, and I am finding when I am in challenging situations that have nothing to do with my difficult child, in business, whatever, I feel a centering calm and certainty I have never felt before. I know who I am today more than I have ever known it before. I am proud of who I am and where I am. I am proud of the honesty in my life. I continue to struggle on this path, and make mistakes, and I am kind with myself about those mistakes. I am doing all I can with all I know...today. Maybe tomorrow I will know better, and then, I will do better. I will continue to work hard on this because I get so much back. I wish people I love didn't have to suffer to teach me these lessons. Thanks to you all for the outpouring of truth. [/QUOTE]
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