tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127818511297873465.post5889882789880897960..comments2023-08-16T05:09:25.057-07:00Comments on A Mother's Musings: Keep On Keeping OnWritingGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15681717536366619770noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127818511297873465.post-11389263196266629432010-12-17T15:01:47.856-08:002010-12-17T15:01:47.856-08:00Absolutely, unalterably OK to say that it isn'...Absolutely, unalterably OK to say that it isn't fun. To say that it sucks, even. <br /><br />I understand so utterly your need to fix- I'm a fixer, and my preference is to fix, to mend, to make better, to act, to do SOMETHING. As you well know, there are times when you can't do ANYTHING. It hurts like hell, but all you can do is be there, hour after hour, day after day, and wait until she finds her way out of the labyrinth on her own. <br /><br />"Shared pain is lessened, shared joy is increased", as they say at Callahan's Place. <br /><br />Good luck.8https://www.blogger.com/profile/00897636875216996092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127818511297873465.post-54444889422336521092010-12-17T12:14:51.684-08:002010-12-17T12:14:51.684-08:00It's always okay to say it's not fun. And ...It's always okay to say it's not fun. And to share the burden with people. Helps make it a little lighter, I think.<br /><br />Cookies can help, too.<br /><br />I predict some in your near future.Migraine Mentalnoreply@blogger.com