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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 622057" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>That reminded me of a moment last summer where my daughter's roommate called me at 1:30 AM angry as all get out that my daughter had borrowed her car at 4 and wasn't home yet. She had tried calling and no answer. She told me to tell my daughter that she was calling the police. I listened. I got off the phone. I fell back asleep. I had already been in this movie and it just didn't impact me. The next morning, the roommate called at 10 AM now worried that something bad happened. I said, "she probably fell asleep somewhere. There is nothing you can do." SO and I went to a street fair in another town, had lunch, walked around and except for about 15 minutes of talking about my daughter, I didn't think about her at all. We returned home at 6 and there was a message from her. The car broke down, she didn't have any money, her phone didn't work, she fell asleep, you know, the usual. But, I just went about my day. That was a turning point. And it keeps getting more and more like that. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Along with massive amounts of self care, one thing that SO and I started doing last year was to make a point of getting out of town at least once a week. We started taking drives to the ocean, to the mountains, to the city, long drives, just the two of us. I so looked forward to those days of sanity and fun. We would get about an hour away and I could actually feel the angst ebbing, the connection to home would release and I would feel freer. We still do it and it is wonderful. One day like that made the rest of the week bearable when I was in the middle of the worst of it. A change of location means a lot. We also hike a lot, which helps on all kinds of levels. Finding ways to have fun made a huge difference.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Your post made me smile from ear to ear Cedar.<strong><u><em> YOU</em></u></strong> ROCK!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 622057, member: 13542"] That reminded me of a moment last summer where my daughter's roommate called me at 1:30 AM angry as all get out that my daughter had borrowed her car at 4 and wasn't home yet. She had tried calling and no answer. She told me to tell my daughter that she was calling the police. I listened. I got off the phone. I fell back asleep. I had already been in this movie and it just didn't impact me. The next morning, the roommate called at 10 AM now worried that something bad happened. I said, "she probably fell asleep somewhere. There is nothing you can do." SO and I went to a street fair in another town, had lunch, walked around and except for about 15 minutes of talking about my daughter, I didn't think about her at all. We returned home at 6 and there was a message from her. The car broke down, she didn't have any money, her phone didn't work, she fell asleep, you know, the usual. But, I just went about my day. That was a turning point. And it keeps getting more and more like that. Along with massive amounts of self care, one thing that SO and I started doing last year was to make a point of getting out of town at least once a week. We started taking drives to the ocean, to the mountains, to the city, long drives, just the two of us. I so looked forward to those days of sanity and fun. We would get about an hour away and I could actually feel the angst ebbing, the connection to home would release and I would feel freer. We still do it and it is wonderful. One day like that made the rest of the week bearable when I was in the middle of the worst of it. A change of location means a lot. We also hike a lot, which helps on all kinds of levels. Finding ways to have fun made a huge difference. Your post made me smile from ear to ear Cedar.[B][U][I] YOU[/I][/U][/B] ROCK!!! [/QUOTE]
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