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What a surprise. Father actually did not call.
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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 642049" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>These are interesting observations, Nomad.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I could not be more pleased for you~~and for him. It is very probable that, just as it does for our difficult child kids, your standing up to your father helped him to grow, too. He took time, he thought about calling or not calling. <em>He probably waited for you to call, as usually you would have.</em> And when you didn't, he probably said, "Who cares." </p><p></p><p>And then realized...he did.</p><p></p><p>It took a certain amount of grace and courage and honesty for him to call, for him to openly say the things that needed to be said. He cared enough about you to consider your concerns and take them seriously.</p><p></p><p>I could not be happier for you, or for your father.</p><p></p><p>It is a good thing to be able to see through the games and maintain a balanced perspective when someone we love disappoints us, for sure. But the best thing is to create healthy new patterns in the relationships we cherish.</p><p></p><p>What a great post!</p><p></p><p>:O)</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 642049, member: 17461"] These are interesting observations, Nomad. I could not be more pleased for you~~and for him. It is very probable that, just as it does for our difficult child kids, your standing up to your father helped him to grow, too. He took time, he thought about calling or not calling. [I]He probably waited for you to call, as usually you would have.[/I] And when you didn't, he probably said, "Who cares." And then realized...he did. It took a certain amount of grace and courage and honesty for him to call, for him to openly say the things that needed to be said. He cared enough about you to consider your concerns and take them seriously. I could not be happier for you, or for your father. It is a good thing to be able to see through the games and maintain a balanced perspective when someone we love disappoints us, for sure. But the best thing is to create healthy new patterns in the relationships we cherish. What a great post! :O) Cedar [/QUOTE]
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