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<blockquote data-quote="so ready to live" data-source="post: 686439" data-attributes="member: 20054"><p>Hi Kate. Warm welcome and tenderness for all you are going through. Many of us have similar grief.</p><p></p><p>A big step and the correct one. Your daughter forced that one, for what reason, who knows? The reason doesn't matter at all, but your choice drew a much needed boundary, I applaud you for that. The realization that "enough is enough" is huge. How many times my hubby and have wished we knew to draw lines sooner, and yet we look forward not back as much as possible. </p><p>Hopefully the article on detachment will give you some places to start. It is sound information for pointing you toward health.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I've often thought how odd it is that if any other person on earth treated us the way our Difficult Child's do, we would cut off ties without a doubt. But our kids can treat us this way??? and we endure it. I know from experience that the grandchild issue muddies the water but if physically and emotionally you are depleted, you can't function there either. There comes a point where you must save yourself. DO IT. Little by little but do it. None of us know what tomorrow may bring. Be strong today. You can do this. Prayers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="so ready to live, post: 686439, member: 20054"] Hi Kate. Warm welcome and tenderness for all you are going through. Many of us have similar grief. A big step and the correct one. Your daughter forced that one, for what reason, who knows? The reason doesn't matter at all, but your choice drew a much needed boundary, I applaud you for that. The realization that "enough is enough" is huge. How many times my hubby and have wished we knew to draw lines sooner, and yet we look forward not back as much as possible. Hopefully the article on detachment will give you some places to start. It is sound information for pointing you toward health. I've often thought how odd it is that if any other person on earth treated us the way our Difficult Child's do, we would cut off ties without a doubt. But our kids can treat us this way??? and we endure it. I know from experience that the grandchild issue muddies the water but if physically and emotionally you are depleted, you can't function there either. There comes a point where you must save yourself. DO IT. Little by little but do it. None of us know what tomorrow may bring. Be strong today. You can do this. Prayers. [/QUOTE]
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