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Need help (or an intervention) - she stepped up her game
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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 701595" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>I guess, in your place, I'd be frantic. But then again, my son is not prone to claim illness and does not like the thought of a hospital at all, so if <u>he's</u> there - I will know it's real. </p><p></p><p>But...in your case: 1) She's in another country thousands of miles away. What can you do? What does she think you can do? Did she leave voice mails? Does she want you to fly out there? For what? I think I would have to answer if she calls, (but that's me - I respond to all my calls and I'm <strong><u>not</u></strong> saying that's a good thing) but if you do, I'd tell her, <em>"You know there's nothing I can do from here. If it's really that serious, give the hospital my number and they will call and keep me updated. But you know it isn't possible for me to just appear at your bedside."</em> 2) So she wracks up hospital bills. So what? You aren't responsible - adult, remember? - and again, she's thousands of miles away. 3) I'd respond to her friends, just so they quit sending messages, with <em>"Thank you for telling me."</em></p><p></p><p>Deep breaths. I hope (for her sake) it really is her playing games - because that means she's not really ill. But if she is playing games, then I'm sorry for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 701595, member: 17309"] I guess, in your place, I'd be frantic. But then again, my son is not prone to claim illness and does not like the thought of a hospital at all, so if [U]he's[/U] there - I will know it's real. But...in your case: 1) She's in another country thousands of miles away. What can you do? What does she think you can do? Did she leave voice mails? Does she want you to fly out there? For what? I think I would have to answer if she calls, (but that's me - I respond to all my calls and I'm [B][U]not[/U][/B] saying that's a good thing) but if you do, I'd tell her, [I]"You know there's nothing I can do from here. If it's really that serious, give the hospital my number and they will call and keep me updated. But you know it isn't possible for me to just appear at your bedside."[/I] 2) So she wracks up hospital bills. So what? You aren't responsible - adult, remember? - and again, she's thousands of miles away. 3) I'd respond to her friends, just so they quit sending messages, with [I]"Thank you for telling me."[/I] Deep breaths. I hope (for her sake) it really is her playing games - because that means she's not really ill. But if she is playing games, then I'm sorry for you. [/QUOTE]
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