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<blockquote data-quote="Echolette" data-source="post: 660340" data-attributes="member: 17269"><p>Copa, before your time we had a lot of threads about letters to our kids...whether they read them, whether they care. Turns out a lot of them stop reading pretty early on. But a lot of us write them anyway. I think it is OK to write him a letter to say all these things.</p><p></p><p>And it is OK if you have to also say it in person to say...this all is too hard for me. It makes me sad and uncomfortable to have you live your life this way and then come home and try to pretend all is normal. I can't do it anymore. I need a break.</p><p></p><p>And stick to that phrase. </p><p></p><p>In the end you may not be able to convince him of the legitimacy of your stand...that is how addicts and Difficult Child's are...in the end it is you that you have to convince. Telling him is part of that process.</p><p></p><p>Maybe if you tell him and he doesn't respect it it will help you to keep your boundaries.</p><p></p><p>That happened with me.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, Copa</p><p></p><p>Echo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Echolette, post: 660340, member: 17269"] Copa, before your time we had a lot of threads about letters to our kids...whether they read them, whether they care. Turns out a lot of them stop reading pretty early on. But a lot of us write them anyway. I think it is OK to write him a letter to say all these things. And it is OK if you have to also say it in person to say...this all is too hard for me. It makes me sad and uncomfortable to have you live your life this way and then come home and try to pretend all is normal. I can't do it anymore. I need a break. And stick to that phrase. In the end you may not be able to convince him of the legitimacy of your stand...that is how addicts and Difficult Child's are...in the end it is you that you have to convince. Telling him is part of that process. Maybe if you tell him and he doesn't respect it it will help you to keep your boundaries. That happened with me. Good luck, Copa Echo [/QUOTE]
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