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- I have been est. from my daughter off & on for 5 years. In october she did some things that I believe caused a turning point in my feelings towards our relationship/estrangement. Hence I am in the acceptance stage. The stage is somewhat confusing...
- It has been over 5 years now since my nightmare began.I cannot imagine needing my mom, knowing she was right there ready to be there for me & "whatever" keeping me from reaching for her.I don't think I will ever adjust to a life without my daughter....
- IIMOIt is important that all ppl be given the opportunity to experience "their" grieving process. Some (me too) have moved to the acceptance stage & can look back & see how important it was to move on. But...to those in another stage, it is...
- Went for a visit with my semi-ED & grandkids last night. Went good! I did not want to put my new grandson down & keep thinking today about how much I loved reading to my 3yr. old grandson. Made me all warm & fuzzy. That makes me extremely...
- My S & DIL had me & my mom down for a cookout. They invited my ED but she claimed her toddler had a birthday party for one of his friends at lpm. I got such a chuckle out of that. Really? Who has a birthday party on Mother's Day?? She has used...
- I have posted on this topic before but am re-visiting.MG (my guy) has had off & on est. from his daughter since his divorce several years ago that wife wanted. I will not go into details but I went from being so excited when they would have contact...
- Another holiday with no tears!!!!!! I am on a roll!!!!I almost e-mailed ED because I was worried that she would think I did not care enough to send her Happy Easter wishes. I thought again...if she doesn't know I love & care for her than she needs...
- Each day we all have to get up & re-boot for a great day. We just have to.Makes me think about the song with wordsThey (God's mercies) are new every morningThey are new, every day.Great is thy faithfulnessIsn't it amazing that we are given an...
- Est. 4 years, partially est. since November 2009. And this partial est. is a brand new hell. In October I began to turn away from my ED & all that she does to me & my mom. I had turned the corner & by Christmas, I was the best that I had been in 5...
- Upon stumbling onto a site that has been established by an EK, I am sad. I read some of these EKs posts. I tried to see their pt. of view & even could relate to some of their problems with their parents. But something just didn't seem right. ...
- Thinkin out loud again. Just thinkin bout my partner's respect for his parents. He was raised in a poor home & was taught to respect authority. He didn't have anything, but to hear him tell it...he was spoiled rotten. He also is the least...
- As I began to turn the corner from misery to living, I looked back & questioned whether my extreme dedication to reconciliation was the best path. For the most part I have been ok with all of the hoops I jumped thru because I did cause the...
- As I began to turn the corner from misery to living, I looked back & questioned whether my extreme dedication to reconciliation was the best path. For the most part I have been ok with all of the hoops I jumped thru because I did cause the...
- I really feel that one of our jobs as parents is to help our kids learn how to balance when things want to tip. Back in October, my daughter did some extremely nasty things to me. I began to feel the need to distance myself from all that she was...
- Not that I do not struggle because Honey I Dew, but...it is heartbreaking to read a post of someone in complete despair. So many have been there & know how overpowering the misery is. It sickens me to look back to the time when I was more dead...