tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598593770349608789.post8442248607404417159..comments2023-09-06T05:47:08.970-04:00Comments on Ministry and Parenting: BrutalReverend Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01726370034631635093noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598593770349608789.post-74367496381386045142009-05-04T15:45:00.000-04:002009-05-04T15:45:00.000-04:00Heather,
It wasn't an easy decision, and sometimes...Heather,<br />It wasn't an easy decision, and sometimes I wonder if it was a selfish one. However, when I consider the impact of one phone conversation two years later, I am confident it was the right one. Daughter's PTSD has always been very severe. Some kids are more resilient than others, and can handle it. Some families are less dysfunctional than Daughter's was, and there can be healing. For Daughter, this was the right decision.Reverend Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01726370034631635093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598593770349608789.post-72166219562594674082009-05-04T14:41:00.000-04:002009-05-04T14:41:00.000-04:00Good for you for being willing to say "no" to cont...Good for you for being willing to say "no" to contact when you know it's best for your daughter. We have struggled with similar decisions for our kids (who are, admittedly, younger, and therefore less separated from their past), and sometimes felt pressure to open that connection, but we don't feel it is right for them right now. We haven't closed it forever, but for now, yes. Thank you for helping me feel it's OK to make a difficult decision in the best interest of our children.<br /><br />(BTW - the "word verification" for this post is "Bless." How appropriate!)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452561735236501206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598593770349608789.post-53443911802381999872009-04-30T07:50:00.000-04:002009-04-30T07:50:00.000-04:00I hope you're right. I suspect there will be times...I hope you're right. I suspect there will be times when I doubt the wisdom of this, too.Reverend Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01726370034631635093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598593770349608789.post-23541940628761783072009-04-30T01:18:00.000-04:002009-04-30T01:18:00.000-04:00Good Job mom. I think just stating that contact i...Good Job mom. I think just stating that contact is just not allowed is the right thing to do. <br />I bet she will feel safer and calmer. Course you 'might' just hear about you being so mean and all once in a while, but its an Ok trade in my book.debincahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04729221212839163073noreply@blogger.com