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I used to call my mom every day and it was mostly out of a sense of duty. I felt really bad for her, she didn't have a lot going on. She even said she lived vicariously through me. I am not saying that is the case...just throwing it out there.
Did you go have a visit with their daughter? I'm trying to figure out what makes you think you know that.
Her daughter pretty much told her that.
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Originally Posted by blackirishgirl
Here's what my daughter told me in her last text:
She released me from counseling yday. She asked that I remember to establish boundaries for ppl who are in my life. So that I can breathe and live my life as myself and not feel that there is anything wrong with that.
I think just respect her desire for space and let her know you are here for her when she is ready
I agree with this too. I'm sorry for the pain you are going through right now, but *for whatever reason* your daughter feels that she needs space from you right now.
I'm still wondering how, or why, someone would set their computer up to Skype, in their car, while they were driving to work. Wouldn't that be extremely dangerous? It would seem like an easy way to turn the grandchildren into orphans.
I'm still wondering how, or why, someone would set their computer up to Skype, in their car, while they were driving to work. Wouldn't that be extremely dangerous? It would seem like an easy way to turn the grandchildren into orphans.
Or am I missing something obvious?
Skype can be used voice only, as can FaceTime, on a smartphone. My son used to "call" me that way from school on an iPod Touch before he had his own cell phone.
Skype can be used voice only, as can FaceTime, on a smartphone. My son used to "call" me that way from school on an iPod Touch before he had his own cell phone.
Thank you. I was only familiar with the video aspect of Skype. And, I couldn't figure out how they could possibly do it while they were driving to work.
I think just respect her desire for space and let her know you are here for her when she is ready
Agreed.
Also, this may be an unwarranted inference: in just your short OP, I know that your daughter is widowed, has a bad relationship, and is getting booted from her house. It might be telling that this is how you introduce her to the people who will read your post. I wonder whether your conversations with her might be over-focused on her problems, and maybe advice about how to solve them? Maybe not, but something to consider.
she has a 19 and 17 year old at 39? why would anyone have a child at 20 and then another at 22? Good thing she's in therapy. Clearly she needed it.
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I'm trying to figure out what makes you think you know that.
