tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post8083540489708428749..comments2023-11-22T21:30:35.388-06:00Comments on My Own Mind blog / Homeschool Atheist Momma: A Parental ConfessionKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-21599069226072981332014-12-20T04:04:35.044-06:002014-12-20T04:04:35.044-06:00Dear Larissa!
I know how hard and hopeless and tha...Dear Larissa!<br />I know how hard and hopeless and thankless it feels at times. I truly do.<br />I have lived the struggle, the SHAME of not really.....liking her.<br /><br />I had an epiphany one day. I suddenly realized that she didn't like the conflict any more than I did. SO one day, in the kitchen, she was standing with her arms across her chest, determined to stay standing in that spot. I walked over to her and put my arms around her. Surprised the hell out of her; it surprised me too.<br /><br />She started crying and telling me how much that meant to her.<br /><br />At those times when we were not fighting (back in the earlier days of things improving for us) we would talk about how hard we both tried. We would tell each other that the relationship mattered to us. We would say what the other person was doing RIGHT...<br />It was a long road, but we have made it through to the other side...<br /><br />I am certain that you can do it too. <3<br /><br />KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-66615003174808648382014-12-19T14:59:37.718-06:002014-12-19T14:59:37.718-06:00Hey! Good to be here again!! I love this post so m...Hey! Good to be here again!! I love this post so much. It gives me so so much hope! I want to do this as well! Some days I succeed. Some days I fail, but I'm getting much better! Hugs!Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09586721197750246060noreply@blogger.com