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<blockquote data-quote="New Leaf" data-source="post: 681314" data-attributes="member: 19522"><p>Colleen you are not naive, you are a Mom navigating as best you can through squalls and intermittent heavy seas. None of us are experts on this journey, we don't know your exact situation, because it is yours and yours alone. I can tell you that most of my responses here on CD, are gauged on what I recall going through on my journey. I have to remember that my journey is my own, just as everyone else has their own.</p><p>If I have been too harsh in responding, I do apologize, for our hearts hurt enough, when trying to figure this all out.</p><p>One day, one step at a time is best.</p><p>Truly, as I write, I write to myself as much as to others. In that, I must remember that we are all unique individuals and are at different stages along the path. Just the same, our adult children are all unique individuals and what may work for some, does not work for others.</p><p>I believe all here on CD are very kind and concerned folks who have been through some very rough times with their adult children. Some, are straight shooters and do not mince words, others are a bit softer in their writing. All in all, the intention is to try to be helpful and give advice through sharing experiences.</p><p>It is up to you to glean through the responses and choose which you think applies, and leave the rest.</p><p>As I sit here writing this to you, I am thinking about the time I spend here, reading and writing. Speaking for myself, as I read posts, sometimes it brings me back to memories of trying so very hard to fix things. I think to myself "If I knew then, what I know now, I would have done things very differently." But the truth is, I don't know if I would have. What I mean is, we all have to do, what we have to do, to be able to look in the mirror at the end of the day. Sometimes we are just not ready to change course, shift sails, or try another way.</p><p></p><p>I don't look at this as being naive, it is a process we go through, and we all process in our own way and time, to our unique situations.</p><p></p><p>I hope you enjoy your vacation Colleen, and try to put all of this to the far corners of your mind. I will look forward to your posts, and pray that your son, and all of our children find their way.</p><p></p><p>God bless</p><p>(((HUGS)))</p><p>leafy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="New Leaf, post: 681314, member: 19522"] Colleen you are not naive, you are a Mom navigating as best you can through squalls and intermittent heavy seas. None of us are experts on this journey, we don't know your exact situation, because it is yours and yours alone. I can tell you that most of my responses here on CD, are gauged on what I recall going through on my journey. I have to remember that my journey is my own, just as everyone else has their own. If I have been too harsh in responding, I do apologize, for our hearts hurt enough, when trying to figure this all out. One day, one step at a time is best. Truly, as I write, I write to myself as much as to others. In that, I must remember that we are all unique individuals and are at different stages along the path. Just the same, our adult children are all unique individuals and what may work for some, does not work for others. I believe all here on CD are very kind and concerned folks who have been through some very rough times with their adult children. Some, are straight shooters and do not mince words, others are a bit softer in their writing. All in all, the intention is to try to be helpful and give advice through sharing experiences. It is up to you to glean through the responses and choose which you think applies, and leave the rest. As I sit here writing this to you, I am thinking about the time I spend here, reading and writing. Speaking for myself, as I read posts, sometimes it brings me back to memories of trying so very hard to fix things. I think to myself "If I knew then, what I know now, I would have done things very differently." But the truth is, I don't know if I would have. What I mean is, we all have to do, what we have to do, to be able to look in the mirror at the end of the day. Sometimes we are just not ready to change course, shift sails, or try another way. I don't look at this as being naive, it is a process we go through, and we all process in our own way and time, to our unique situations. I hope you enjoy your vacation Colleen, and try to put all of this to the far corners of your mind. I will look forward to your posts, and pray that your son, and all of our children find their way. God bless (((HUGS))) leafy [/QUOTE]
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