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When a friend doesnt want to hear a vent about difficult child
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<blockquote data-quote="goldenguru" data-source="post: 78819" data-attributes="member: 1545"><p>Well ... Friendship is a two sided coin. The other side of a good friend 'listening' is often telling us the hard things. The things we don't necessarily want to hear.</p><p></p><p>Things like stop enabling.</p><p></p><p>Things like your child is an adult now. </p><p></p><p>Things like let your child take his consequences.</p><p></p><p>Good friends do allow us to vent. They are good listeners. But, sometimes they need to speak truth to us. Not in harsh or critical terms. But, speak truth none the less.</p><p></p><p>I have two dear girl friends. They have not hesitated to say the hard things on occasion. It is not always what my itching ears WANT to hear ... but it is often what my ears NEED to hear.</p><p></p><p>in my humble opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goldenguru, post: 78819, member: 1545"] Well ... Friendship is a two sided coin. The other side of a good friend 'listening' is often telling us the hard things. The things we don't necessarily want to hear. Things like stop enabling. Things like your child is an adult now. Things like let your child take his consequences. Good friends do allow us to vent. They are good listeners. But, sometimes they need to speak truth to us. Not in harsh or critical terms. But, speak truth none the less. I have two dear girl friends. They have not hesitated to say the hard things on occasion. It is not always what my itching ears WANT to hear ... but it is often what my ears NEED to hear. in my humble opinion. [/QUOTE]
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