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<blockquote data-quote="BackintheSaddle" data-source="post: 621353" data-attributes="member: 17503"><p>good morning all-- I've spent the morning doing the things you suggest in this thread...I've never listened to Brene Brown, hadn't heard of her, and omg, what a nice thing to watch on a morning like this!...I watched the video of her talks on both shame and vulnerability...going to look for her book now...I also watched the video of Martina's song and had never listened or understood the words well enough to know what it was about (just always sang along to the chorus!)....thanks for all that...during the course of the morning, my difficult child replied to my email via text...he wanted to know if I can meet him for breakfast on Sunday...it's be the first time we're seeing each other in about 7 weeks...through text I said I'd love to c him but did he get my email I sent last night and was still willing to meet me and he said 'yes'....my first reaction was a renewed sense of hope-- 'wow, maybe he's seeing his grandfather for who he really is now that he's lived there more than 2 months'....otherwise, why would he be so anxious to see me?...(in the past, he usually has agreed to see me but it's a week or so from the time we're communicating)...but I also have a healthy dose of scepticism...what if he is seeing his grandfather for who he is, can't stand it there anymore, and wants to move back home?...then what...I would want to help him get away from that horrid old man but not to my home...not without treatment and some real change first...</p><p> </p><p>anyhow, never a dull moment!...I'm going out to lunch with my husband now (even though my eyes are nearly swollen shut!)...;-)...trying to focus on taking care of myself...that letter back to my father is in the mailbox, I'm going to keep the courage to send it...thanks so much all!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackintheSaddle, post: 621353, member: 17503"] good morning all-- I've spent the morning doing the things you suggest in this thread...I've never listened to Brene Brown, hadn't heard of her, and omg, what a nice thing to watch on a morning like this!...I watched the video of her talks on both shame and vulnerability...going to look for her book now...I also watched the video of Martina's song and had never listened or understood the words well enough to know what it was about (just always sang along to the chorus!)....thanks for all that...during the course of the morning, my difficult child replied to my email via text...he wanted to know if I can meet him for breakfast on Sunday...it's be the first time we're seeing each other in about 7 weeks...through text I said I'd love to c him but did he get my email I sent last night and was still willing to meet me and he said 'yes'....my first reaction was a renewed sense of hope-- 'wow, maybe he's seeing his grandfather for who he really is now that he's lived there more than 2 months'....otherwise, why would he be so anxious to see me?...(in the past, he usually has agreed to see me but it's a week or so from the time we're communicating)...but I also have a healthy dose of scepticism...what if he is seeing his grandfather for who he is, can't stand it there anymore, and wants to move back home?...then what...I would want to help him get away from that horrid old man but not to my home...not without treatment and some real change first... anyhow, never a dull moment!...I'm going out to lunch with my husband now (even though my eyes are nearly swollen shut!)...;-)...trying to focus on taking care of myself...that letter back to my father is in the mailbox, I'm going to keep the courage to send it...thanks so much all! [/QUOTE]
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