Quote from: HthrRsln on January 05, 2013, 06:57:12 PM
I will take a tiny bit of credit here, I invited Elspeth to join here after we had met on another forum and found we had a lot in common, and subsequently I found I preferred the atmosphere on this forum to the one we had met at.
And I agree with you on Elspeth's post. I frequently agree with Elspeth, except when she's being hard on herself about one thing or another.
Thank you Heather.
FWIW, I think I probably have an inactive account here buried back somewhere a few years ago, or longer. I couldn't remember the name I was using then, or which of a half dozen no longer active email accounts I might have used back then.
I've been putting myself more or less on hold for the last 10 years, after divorce and separation more or less shattered my confidence in my own voice and opinions. My son's struggles in coming out to himself are part of what has lately had me thinking that I wasn't so wrong after all, and also that I just need to start living my life again, at least whatever's left of it, and do it on my terms, rather than allow well-meaning others to engage in pointless negotiations.
I expect to report back sometime in the next few days, after I've met with his therapist, and maybe move a bit closer to taking some necessary actions for my own benefit. Time to get to bed now, it's about an hour and a half's drive in each direction... hopefully I'll be finding a referral (or working out a way to do sessions via Skype) if I wind up wanting to work with the same therapist as my son.