so many questions
I am so new to this that I don't know where to begin. I have many questions about how estrangement could have happened to me. I know all of you are there too and I don't know how to get thru this. It will be a year for me in August and I know that it is much longer for many of you. My heart aches for anyone who is going thru this. I am lost. I am in counseling, but it doesn't help. I just want things the way they used to be. I don't see that happening. I am very sad.
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The first lesson toward healing and moving forward is to accept that we should have no expectations of anyone else. They have become their own person and demand that we do not expect anything from them (that is until they need something.)
We start with building a tough exterior and accepting that life isn\'t always fair. We\'ve devoted our lives to ingrates, but that doesn\'t mean we weren\'t good parents. It means they are made of strings and strands of genetic material that has nothing to do with us.
We are here for you at Estrangement by Adult Children anytime.
Hugs and work hard at having an enjoyable very long weekend.