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<blockquote data-quote="dashcat" data-source="post: 552903" data-attributes="member: 9175"><p>Janet,</p><p>I very much appreciate your insights. I am well aware that my difficult child is trying desperately to fill a hole inside of her. It could be due to her struggles as an adoptee, from what I suspect to be her bipolar condition .. or who knows what. All I kjow is that it is there and she has been in literally dozens of relationships - all of high intenscity on her part - in a futile attempt to make herself whole through finding "love" in some form or another.</p><p></p><p>She may or may not reveal this to me. Much of it depends on how long this particular chapter lasts. The gay relationships in the past have been intense, very short and secret ...the secrecy being half the fun for her I suspect. If she does tel me, I have every intention of giving it a shrug and an ok ...just like I did with her various body rings and tattoos. I know better than to react.</p><p></p><p>You are dead right about the attention, in my opinion. She revels in the attention she's getting right now on Tumblr from guys (Let me prove to you that you need a man) and women (you're so beautiful, I know I can make you happy. Give me a try). When the attentioin wanes from the gay side, she'll be back to guys. Authentic born-that-way gay people do not spend insane amounts of their lives chasing and acquiring partners of the opposite sex. To say my daughter was/is obsessed with men ...all her life ... is no exaggeration. </p><p></p><p>I do know and understand that she is deeply conflicted and confused right now. All of her behavior indicates that her mind is all over the place. I'm trying - above all things - to keep that in perspective.</p><p></p><p>I also wanted you to know I'm terribly sorry about the struggles you had with this - and, expecially ,for the chain of events that caused you so much pain.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dashcat, post: 552903, member: 9175"] Janet, I very much appreciate your insights. I am well aware that my difficult child is trying desperately to fill a hole inside of her. It could be due to her struggles as an adoptee, from what I suspect to be her bipolar condition .. or who knows what. All I kjow is that it is there and she has been in literally dozens of relationships - all of high intenscity on her part - in a futile attempt to make herself whole through finding "love" in some form or another. She may or may not reveal this to me. Much of it depends on how long this particular chapter lasts. The gay relationships in the past have been intense, very short and secret ...the secrecy being half the fun for her I suspect. If she does tel me, I have every intention of giving it a shrug and an ok ...just like I did with her various body rings and tattoos. I know better than to react. You are dead right about the attention, in my opinion. She revels in the attention she's getting right now on Tumblr from guys (Let me prove to you that you need a man) and women (you're so beautiful, I know I can make you happy. Give me a try). When the attentioin wanes from the gay side, she'll be back to guys. Authentic born-that-way gay people do not spend insane amounts of their lives chasing and acquiring partners of the opposite sex. To say my daughter was/is obsessed with men ...all her life ... is no exaggeration. I do know and understand that she is deeply conflicted and confused right now. All of her behavior indicates that her mind is all over the place. I'm trying - above all things - to keep that in perspective. I also wanted you to know I'm terribly sorry about the struggles you had with this - and, expecially ,for the chain of events that caused you so much pain. [/QUOTE]
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