23-11-2017, 05:29 PM
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Re: How Much Can A Person Take?
Originally Posted by Longdogs
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What we also have to remember with families is that things change, new members join, wives, husbands, children etc and they can sometimes influence the way a family relates to each other
Obviously our children must leave home and make their own way and once they marry, or have a partner, and/or children then their perspective shifts and inevitably they are no longer as close to us as they once were. This is exactly how it should be IMO and even though Lindylou's child has problems with MS and the relationship is estranged, I think the best thing she can do is to write and make sure her child knows that she will be there no matter what and if he/she wants to contact her - at any time- he/she will be welcome. It's very hard to accept that we have shifted in our importance to our children, but they are always our children - no matter what and we can treasure the past. Time is also a great healer and even if the relationship is never as close as it once was it does not mean that the current situation is not going to change some time further down the line.
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