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How to cope with the smell and the grime?
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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 639242" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>I've read that in the olden days, people would carry scented handkerchiefs. If the problem persists after the person we love has done his or her part by showering and changing clothes, could something like this be a help to us? Another thing I thought of this morning is how important the scent of a thing is ~ how scent keys in to memory and hope. For instance, the scent of a freshly cut Christmas boughs or bay candles key the happiness and sense of expectation and hope of Christmas for me. </p><p></p><p>I know that when I do see and touch and smell my children or grandchildren, scent is part of the joy of it.</p><p></p><p>Then too, there are entire industries devoted to scent, and to marketing the "right" scents.</p><p></p><p>So, for our children to carry odors that speak to us of loneliness or hardship may be keying our emotions in ways we aren't aware of and so, cannot come to balance or acceptance around.</p><p></p><p>I don't have an answer for these things that happen to us when we see our troubled children "in the flesh." I have felt the same kinds of feelings, but until reading this thread, was not aware of the power of the scent of "homeless" or the meaning, to our secret hearts, those odors might hold.</p><p></p><p>I am glad you will be seeing your son, and that you've given him the opportunity to be part of his family in grieving for the loss of someone each of you loved, together.</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 639242, member: 17461"] I've read that in the olden days, people would carry scented handkerchiefs. If the problem persists after the person we love has done his or her part by showering and changing clothes, could something like this be a help to us? Another thing I thought of this morning is how important the scent of a thing is ~ how scent keys in to memory and hope. For instance, the scent of a freshly cut Christmas boughs or bay candles key the happiness and sense of expectation and hope of Christmas for me. I know that when I do see and touch and smell my children or grandchildren, scent is part of the joy of it. Then too, there are entire industries devoted to scent, and to marketing the "right" scents. So, for our children to carry odors that speak to us of loneliness or hardship may be keying our emotions in ways we aren't aware of and so, cannot come to balance or acceptance around. I don't have an answer for these things that happen to us when we see our troubled children "in the flesh." I have felt the same kinds of feelings, but until reading this thread, was not aware of the power of the scent of "homeless" or the meaning, to our secret hearts, those odors might hold. I am glad you will be seeing your son, and that you've given him the opportunity to be part of his family in grieving for the loss of someone each of you loved, together. Cedar [/QUOTE]
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