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- Wanted to share this reading from a Meditation Book - Today A Better Way"We had expectations for our children as they were growing up. They had expectations for themselves. Some of those expectations were achieved then drugs and alchol...
- Wanted to share a story about some friends of mine with their permission.They had a daughter who became involved in drugs/alcohol at 15 and gave them a very hard time with her behavior, belligerance, disrepect and abuse. They got her into treatment...
- Today, I read a meditation from the Language of Letting Go regarding detachment. It spoke to detachment as a key tool in recovery for ourselves. Recovery from whatever issue we are facing. The story illustrated a woman who denied her husband's...
- This one is for PrayinginNY who liked my post on PEACE. I too though this article was dead on. It opened my eyes up to what estrangement really is - emotional abuse.A post from Signs of Unhealthy Family or Other Relationships:The first step,...
- Been looking at some articles on bad relationships/estrangement and I had an epiphany. When my EC lived at home, he used behaviors to control me and get back at me. After the estrangement began, I first blamed myself for asking him to leave home at...
- Been thinking about asking for something in return. Often, I feel like I am responsible for doing everything on my own. For making everyone else comfortable, happy, well, etc. I never ask for anything in return. So maybe this holiday I will.Maybe...
- A post from Signs of Unhealthy Family or Other Relationships:The first step, obviously, is realizing that there’s something unhealthy about the relationship, then to pin down what that “something” is. This can be harder than it sounds. ...
- Thinking about whether or not the estrangement our EC have chosen is costing them anything. I guess its costing them not seeing us, but then that is what they want right? And if we keep reaching out to them, they haven't lost anything.They haven't...
- This Language of Letting Go Meditation on Coping with Families was helpful:There are many paths to self-care with families. Some people choose to sever connections with family for a period of time. Some people choose to stay connected with family...
- Just thinking about whether or not if makes a difference if we stop doing our part to try to restore our relationship with our estranged children. Calls, emails, letters, cards for b-days,invitations for holiday gatherings. What happens when we stop...
- Just thinking about whether or not if makes a difference if we stop doing our part to try to restore our relationship with our estranged children. Calls, emails, letters, cards for b-days,invitations for holiday gatherings. What happens when we stop...
- Interesting.Life Law #8: We teach people how to treat us.Strategy: Own, rather than complain about, how people treat you. Learn to renegotiate your relationships to have what you want.You either teach people to treat you with dignity and respect, or...
- Though this was an interesting Christian Perspectivehttp://www.troubledwith.com/Relationships/A000001287.cfm?topic=relationships%3A%20parents%20and%20adult%20childrenNo matter what, parents cannot do four things when deeply disappointed by adult...
- Just reflecting on how I used to be with my EC:- I used to own your anger, when you chose to rage at me, I cringed in fear and tried to calm you down or let your anger awaken my anger- I used to own your bitterness, when you chose to be bitter...
- Just reflecting on how I used to be with my EC:- I used to own your anger, when you chose to rage at me, I cringed in fear and tried to calm you down or let your anger awaken my anger- I used to own your bitterness, when you chose to be bitter...