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34 year old son is killing my soul
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<blockquote data-quote="Tanya M" data-source="post: 749743" data-attributes="member: 18516"><p>I'm so sorry you have not been well. I hope you are feeling better. I've heard Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an awful thing to deal with.</p><p></p><p></p><p>My feeling on this is it is a death and should be grieved.</p><p>My son is very much alive but the son that was sweet no longer exists. All the hopes and dreams I had for my son to make something of himself, to settle down and have a family, those are all gone so I have grieved for all those things. The grieving process is not just for when someone dies. </p><p>We can grieve the loss of job, a home, a friendship, anything really. </p><p>For me, working through the grieving process really helped me to let go of my son and to accept that he is going to live his life on his terms, not on the dreams I once had for him.</p><p></p><p>I do hope you are feeling better and taking care of yourself. I hope you are doing special things for yourself that will bring you joy.</p><p></p><p>Sending you warm hugs!!! (not too warm since you are in a heat wave <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tanya M, post: 749743, member: 18516"] I'm so sorry you have not been well. I hope you are feeling better. I've heard Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an awful thing to deal with. My feeling on this is it is a death and should be grieved. My son is very much alive but the son that was sweet no longer exists. All the hopes and dreams I had for my son to make something of himself, to settle down and have a family, those are all gone so I have grieved for all those things. The grieving process is not just for when someone dies. We can grieve the loss of job, a home, a friendship, anything really. For me, working through the grieving process really helped me to let go of my son and to accept that he is going to live his life on his terms, not on the dreams I once had for him. I do hope you are feeling better and taking care of yourself. I hope you are doing special things for yourself that will bring you joy. Sending you warm hugs!!! (not too warm since you are in a heat wave ;)) [/QUOTE]
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