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<blockquote data-quote="newstart" data-source="post: 759014" data-attributes="member: 22416"><p><em>My daughter came over today. She seems to want to spend Sunday afternoons with us. I hugged her and she hugged me back. She looked good and lost a few pounds.. I looked straight into her eyes and they looked clear and like she was having a more balanced day. I could tell in her tone and body language that she actually wanted to spend time with us. One of the main reasons I have such a hard time with her is because I can see the good side of her and I enjoy it and then when she flips I get so frustrated because I want the bad side to go away forever. I am working at knowing she has both sides and for me to not get so upset when the ugly side rears its head. I keep thinking that she is so close to age 40 that the mature part needs to kick in any moment and when she back slides I get so impatient.</em></p><p><em>Even though we had a nice day today does not mean tomorrow will be nice. When my daughter begins her backwards slide, I feel like punching her in the nose as hard as I can because of all the damage she leaves behind in all areas of her life. This is the part I am working on, when she starts to slide backwards I stand back and give her tons of space. The problem is that people that are close to her will notice this backwards slide and start calling me because the are worried about her. I want to get away from it but when I step back others call me concerned, wanting me to do something about it. Another reason I get so mad when the backwards slide happens is because my phone will be ringing. I tell them to take it up with her and I have done all I can to help her. I guess her behavior gets so out of whack that they feel it is their duty as decent humans to call me to see what I can do about it. When I tell people that I have done all and more to help her they always say 'There has to be something else you can do'. When I say I have gone beyond the call of duty to help her I mean it. I also tell people, I am working at letting go and letting God.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="newstart, post: 759014, member: 22416"] [I]My daughter came over today. She seems to want to spend Sunday afternoons with us. I hugged her and she hugged me back. She looked good and lost a few pounds.. I looked straight into her eyes and they looked clear and like she was having a more balanced day. I could tell in her tone and body language that she actually wanted to spend time with us. One of the main reasons I have such a hard time with her is because I can see the good side of her and I enjoy it and then when she flips I get so frustrated because I want the bad side to go away forever. I am working at knowing she has both sides and for me to not get so upset when the ugly side rears its head. I keep thinking that she is so close to age 40 that the mature part needs to kick in any moment and when she back slides I get so impatient. Even though we had a nice day today does not mean tomorrow will be nice. When my daughter begins her backwards slide, I feel like punching her in the nose as hard as I can because of all the damage she leaves behind in all areas of her life. This is the part I am working on, when she starts to slide backwards I stand back and give her tons of space. The problem is that people that are close to her will notice this backwards slide and start calling me because the are worried about her. I want to get away from it but when I step back others call me concerned, wanting me to do something about it. Another reason I get so mad when the backwards slide happens is because my phone will be ringing. I tell them to take it up with her and I have done all I can to help her. I guess her behavior gets so out of whack that they feel it is their duty as decent humans to call me to see what I can do about it. When I tell people that I have done all and more to help her they always say 'There has to be something else you can do'. When I say I have gone beyond the call of duty to help her I mean it. I also tell people, I am working at letting go and letting God.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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