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<blockquote data-quote="Bettyboo44" data-source="post: 766327" data-attributes="member: 33737">Oh Beta I hear you, it’s like you’re mentioning something ‘taboo’ when you speak about your son around people that know you and him and the situation. I haven’t spoken to my siblings for quite a long time (they live in a different country than me)&nbsp;This mainly came from them liking to speak only about ‘pleasant’ things and I struggled in conversations as I felt like I was saying something ‘dirty’ when I mentioned my sons, and whatever chaos was happening with them that day/week/hour. I can’t just pretend because they don’t want to hear it.How I deal with it, is I speak to people that can relate (This forum is an absolute godsend, lifesaving!). Also if people in my circle ask how I’m doing, how life is etc, I’ll be honest, and if that makes them uncomfortable, unfortunately that’s an issue they have to deal with. Please don’t shy away from speaking about Josh and carry on asking for the Bible study group to pray for him, they don’t have to join in if they choose not to, but that doesn’t have to stop you saying what prayer and intentions you want to at that time. Also I’m not sure if you attend any other groups but I’ve recently started going to Al anon and found so many other people with scenarios so similar to mine, which I get great comfort for, maybe joining more groups like this might help you too? I’m sorry to hear you feel isolated and alone, but please know that you most definitely are not. I’m praying for you and Josh <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands&nbsp; &nbsp; :pray:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f64f.png" data-shortname=":pray:" /> as I’m sure so many others on here are too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bettyboo44, post: 766327, member: 33737"] Oh Beta I hear you, it’s like you’re mentioning something ‘taboo’ when you speak about your son around people that know you and him and the situation. I haven’t spoken to my siblings for quite a long time (they live in a different country than me) This mainly came from them liking to speak only about ‘pleasant’ things and I struggled in conversations as I felt like I was saying something ‘dirty’ when I mentioned my sons, and whatever chaos was happening with them that day/week/hour. I can’t just pretend because they don’t want to hear it. How I deal with it, is I speak to people that can relate (This forum is an absolute godsend, lifesaving!). Also if people in my circle ask how I’m doing, how life is etc, I’ll be honest, and if that makes them uncomfortable, unfortunately that’s an issue they have to deal with. Please don’t shy away from speaking about Josh and carry on asking for the Bible study group to pray for him, they don’t have to join in if they choose not to, but that doesn’t have to stop you saying what prayer and intentions you want to at that time. Also I’m not sure if you attend any other groups but I’ve recently started going to Al anon and found so many other people with scenarios so similar to mine, which I get great comfort for, maybe joining more groups like this might help you too? I’m sorry to hear you feel isolated and alone, but please know that you most definitely are not. I’m praying for you and Josh 🙏 as I’m sure so many others on here are too. [/QUOTE]

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