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- Do you believe all of us evolve over time and with life's experiences? I do think its possible for all of us to change over time whether for better or worse. and that choice is up to us.Our EC have that choice to grow and evolve, so do we.
- There can't be reconciliation without our EC having these:RemorseHumility If they do not believe their actions are wrong and blame us for how they behave, how can there be reconciliation? If they can't humble themselves before God and ask Him and us...
- I used to think how sad it was not to hear from an EC. I used to think it was terrible not to have a relationship with and EC. I used to think I would never make it without an EC.Now, I think its actually better not to hear from an EC that only...
- How long will I be a victim of how my EC chooses to behave? Will it go on for the rest of my life? I choose not to be a victim any longer.No, it doesn't mean I've stopped praying for my EC or stopped loving my EC or stopped caring for my EC. It just...
- Estrangement has become pretty wide spread in our society. It has become talked about, written about and there is even a "doctor" now who charges for counseling services to parents on how to get their adult children back in their lives. But more and...
- Many of us have longed for reconciliation with our EC. We have believed that that reconciliation with our EC is the only success story.I've come to believe that success stories can be defined in many ways when it comes to estrangement. With or...
- Our adult children are making a conscious decision to choose estrangement and they know its wrong. They aren't naïve that what they are doing is wrong, hurtful and intentional. Whatever the reason may be that their relationship with us has been...
- I guess its up to each one of us dealing with estrangement how we are going to respond to it. There is no right answer in my humble opinion. We each have to do what is right for us.Giving up can be like letting go - maybe not letting go of our EC...
- Sometimes, we can wonder if God is even hearing us. Sometimes we see no change. Nothing happening. No hint of anything.Then suddenly, there is an unexpected breakthrough - maybe small - maybe big - maybe blatant and maybe subtle, but we are then...
- Have any of you heard from your EC only when they need something? How do you handle that if it happens since you've walked away?
- http://www.nextavenue.org/why-some-grown-kids-cut-their-parents/
- I wonder if there is different hope. When our adult children discard us and even hoping changes nothing, is there a different hope?Can we maybe hope that we will heal and come to accept that our adult children do not want us in their life? Can we...
- That's what bothers me the most about estrangement. Our adult children have no remorse about how they hurt us. None.
- When was it enough for you dealing with the estrangement? What made you realize that you had to walk away?
- Has this world become a world of Pleasing Parents? Do we have to do whatever it takes, take whatever they give, bite our tongues and walk on egg shells just to please our adult children? Has it become a place where if we don't do everything...