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- Dusted off my bible and read in Luke about the Prodigal son parable. The prodigal son asked for his inheritance and left home. The father did not hold him back, but instead gave him the money and let him go. After squandering his money, having...
- Though this article was interesting.Author says: In the majority of cases, children who have cut off all contact with a parent are engaged in an act that is so hurtful, it borders on evil.I have to agree with the author on this. It is evil to treat...
- Wondered if entitlement and kids using estrangement as a means to punish and control is like a disease. It could go hand-in-hand with drug/alcohol abuse or with that personaility type. This way, as long as they can blame someone else (the parents)...
- I used to go to a Families Anonymous group when my EC was living at home. There's a book called Today a Better Way and one of the readings talks about Doing Our Best as parents. It talks about a parent who did everything right, baked cookies, was a...
- My estrangement with my EC began when I had him move out just before 18 yrs. My EC was smoking pot, drinking, having sex, lying, stole from a store. I handled it wrong by yelling and ranting. Should have done different, but after counseling and much...
- I'm a month away from yet another EC b-day. Again, I struggle with what to do. Send a card? Email? Call? Invite? Or nothing. I want to be the bigger person and acknowledge the b-day in some way, but my b-day is never acknowledged. I guess I can...
- My sister finally responded to my EC's request to co-sign a loan for school. She responded with love and wisdom, but said no. I was feeling guilty, restless and like I should do something, anything to help my EC with the tuition situation even...
- My niece posted a very loving and wonderful tribute to her single-parent mother on Facebook. It was wonderful to see a child who loves and appreciates their mother. At the same time, it hurt because I am a single parent who raised my EC alone too...
- What are your thoughts on what Dr. Coleman says? I'll have to read these again and think about how I feel about it.How Do I Handle My Adult Child's Abuse? Parents often ask me about the best ways to respond to abusive behavior from their adult...
- My EC asked my sister for money over the summer college break for an expensive phone. She gave him some money. My EC hinted about money to my dad and I and I brought up maybe having some projects in the future as if to say I'd be willing to give...
- Did some thinking about a response to how do I let go? What are we letting go of? Not them, because they already let go of us. So....I am learning to let go of the following:GUILT - because my EC chose his own behaviorsCONTROLLING - because I...
- Just started reading a book by Christian moms called Lost Boys who have children who estrangement themselves, took the wrong road, etc. Will post later on what I thought of it. Could be a good read.
- It's good to be on a Christian Parents of Estranged Children. I'm losing the faith. Seems the more I pray, the worse my EC gets and my life gets in general. Now my sibling told me she saw posting on EC's facebook page referencing cocaine. When will...
- Language of Letting Go book has a mediation on Owning Our Power in Relationships that might be useful for us. It talks about how we can spend much of our lives feeling abused, hurt and trapped because we don't know how to take are of ourselves in...
- As I posted before my sibling and half-sibling are eager to get inheritance. I cared for my mom and she passed on months ago. Now am caring for my dad. No help from siblings. Dad is thinking of changing Will. My half-sibling was not on original...