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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 51033" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>It's funny, I once told my daughter I would gladly give my life for her but I refused to live for her. Yet, that's exactly what I'm doing. You guys are right. I can't control my dreams and the pain they cause but I can control my reactions to them and to her behavior.</p><p></p><p>This detachment may take me a long time, but I will try to get the hang of it. She is everything important to me. I want her to succeed, to be happy, to do the right thing. I have to learn to accept that she is who she is and will do what she wants.</p><p></p><p>As to the email, yes, I'd be happy with doing that but she doesn't even check her email -- only her MySpace and she refuses to accept me as a friend there. She feels I am invading her privacy when I go there.</p><p></p><p>I won't give up on her quite yet. As I said previously, I will let her come back home if she needs to but any mistakes made while she was on her own are her own to resolve. I will still insist she pay her bills, go to school or pay rent. I will still try to counsel her when she asks. But, for now, I will try to become stronger and do more for me. Not sure how I do that right now, but I'll work on it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 51033, member: 3626"] It's funny, I once told my daughter I would gladly give my life for her but I refused to live for her. Yet, that's exactly what I'm doing. You guys are right. I can't control my dreams and the pain they cause but I can control my reactions to them and to her behavior. This detachment may take me a long time, but I will try to get the hang of it. She is everything important to me. I want her to succeed, to be happy, to do the right thing. I have to learn to accept that she is who she is and will do what she wants. As to the email, yes, I'd be happy with doing that but she doesn't even check her email -- only her MySpace and she refuses to accept me as a friend there. She feels I am invading her privacy when I go there. I won't give up on her quite yet. As I said previously, I will let her come back home if she needs to but any mistakes made while she was on her own are her own to resolve. I will still insist she pay her bills, go to school or pay rent. I will still try to counsel her when she asks. But, for now, I will try to become stronger and do more for me. Not sure how I do that right now, but I'll work on it. [/QUOTE]
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