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<blockquote data-quote="New Leaf" data-source="post: 682449" data-attributes="member: 19522"><p>SNM, I am only now able to do this. I am torn between the times she is defensive and downright mean towards me and times when she is more ......pleasant....or tolerable. Reading on loving detachment has helped and somewhat acceptance of the choices she makes. She has been offered information from authorities, police and hospitals of where to go for help. But, unfortunately is not ready. Well, I guess I am doing a bit better realizing this. It is still difficult, but with each encounter, sighting or story of her exploits, I find myself slipping a bit less and picking myself up a bit faster.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I am blushing. Thank you SNM. Writing has always been my way to sort through things. I have never really had anyone read too much of my work, so it is different here for me. Kind of a shaky, bold step to put it out here, really, but the feelings just sort of fall out of me somehow in a sort of rhythm, always have. I have never considered trying to publish......thank you. I have joined poetry.com recently and receive a poem a day via email. Some of them are quite unusual.....so I am thinking I might go through my old journals and take a shot at it......</p><p> Thank you RN. I am thinking of this. I do think there needs to be more out there so that people who have never gone through this can maybe understand. Thank you for your kind words and encouragement.</p><p> RN, her coming here is always a bit strange and there is this odd anticipation of what the visit entails. I was not able to really come to this point until recently. She was coming over more regularly in the recent past, and hubs was offering her a shower, a bite to eat <em>and doing her laundry</em>. I was a bit distressed with this, thinking that it was not helping her, more enabling her to live her street lifestyle. I still feel this way.</p><p>I think it is okay once in a while, not habitually, it is almost the same as her living here, but with laundry service, if you know what I mean! We were beginning to look like a hotel with her coming weekly. Then, we wouldn't see her for awhile. It is those times I begin to wonder if she is still alive or not. I know, a terrible mindset to go to........</p><p>That said, I sincerely hope that she sees the love we have for her, and that she has so much more going for her than her choice to live on the streets.</p><p>One day, one step at a time.</p><p>Thank you so much for your kind response. I am very comforted with the love and caring felt here on CD. it is truly a soft place to land and I am grateful.</p><p></p><p>(((HUGS)))</p><p>leafy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="New Leaf, post: 682449, member: 19522"] SNM, I am only now able to do this. I am torn between the times she is defensive and downright mean towards me and times when she is more ......pleasant....or tolerable. Reading on loving detachment has helped and somewhat acceptance of the choices she makes. She has been offered information from authorities, police and hospitals of where to go for help. But, unfortunately is not ready. Well, I guess I am doing a bit better realizing this. It is still difficult, but with each encounter, sighting or story of her exploits, I find myself slipping a bit less and picking myself up a bit faster. I am blushing. Thank you SNM. Writing has always been my way to sort through things. I have never really had anyone read too much of my work, so it is different here for me. Kind of a shaky, bold step to put it out here, really, but the feelings just sort of fall out of me somehow in a sort of rhythm, always have. I have never considered trying to publish......thank you. I have joined poetry.com recently and receive a poem a day via email. Some of them are quite unusual.....so I am thinking I might go through my old journals and take a shot at it...... Thank you RN. I am thinking of this. I do think there needs to be more out there so that people who have never gone through this can maybe understand. Thank you for your kind words and encouragement. RN, her coming here is always a bit strange and there is this odd anticipation of what the visit entails. I was not able to really come to this point until recently. She was coming over more regularly in the recent past, and hubs was offering her a shower, a bite to eat [I]and doing her laundry[/I]. I was a bit distressed with this, thinking that it was not helping her, more enabling her to live her street lifestyle. I still feel this way. I think it is okay once in a while, not habitually, it is almost the same as her living here, but with laundry service, if you know what I mean! We were beginning to look like a hotel with her coming weekly. Then, we wouldn't see her for awhile. It is those times I begin to wonder if she is still alive or not. I know, a terrible mindset to go to........ That said, I sincerely hope that she sees the love we have for her, and that she has so much more going for her than her choice to live on the streets. One day, one step at a time. Thank you so much for your kind response. I am very comforted with the love and caring felt here on CD. it is truly a soft place to land and I am grateful. (((HUGS))) leafy [/QUOTE]
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