Posted on 06/23/2016 12:38:19 PM PDT by V K Lee
Many Freepers are older and wiser...and sometimes hit upon hard times and even death.
Got bless FR. And God bless Jim.
Prayers for you and your family.
AM (my intitails) n (in) tn (Tennessee)
Autumn works though. I was born in November ;)
Truly do not know. At times it’s seen as Autumn here and other times like ‘A mountain’ without the vowels. She and Hoosier Mama were two of the first to reach out when I first started posting to any degree.
No I haven’t recently,now that you’ve asked.
Hope all is Well!
I’m sorry for your loss. Take Care and prayers sent your way.
Amntn, I’m so sorry for what you and your loved ones are going through. I shall keep you and yours in my prayers.💕
Amntn, I’m so sorry for what you and your loved ones are going through. I shall keep you and yours in my prayers.💕
Sweet heart, you have our prayers.
Prayers for you and your family, and my deepest condolences on the loss of your stepson.
My heart goes out to you, your husband, and your family. Sabbath’s situation is very troubling, and you have my sincerest wishes for a full recovery over time.
No matter what eventually happens, we serve the God that extends love to us. He also extends the promise of restoration.
Your husband is not responsible for what happened to your son, his step-son. I don’t know what goes on with some people, but they make very poor decisions. During certain periods in my life, I made poor decisions. Today I look back and realize how bad they were. None the less, they were not the fault of anyone else. I was an adult.
You husband may not have made all the best decisions, but he made ones that many other folks would have agreed with. You cannot stand by and approve of your son’s massive mistakes on a continuing basis.
You try to do something, anything that will wake them up.
It’s possible to cut people off and still love them very much. You have to accept that they really made the decision for you. You tried to guide them away from things that would make them unhappy, and they chose to do the things that made them unhappy anyway.
You are not to blame for that.
In life, you can’t always do so, but you need to consider others when you choose your lifestyle. If the decisions are rational, sometimes you have to go against your parent’s wishes. When the decisions involve very problematic behavior, you really need to listen.
Your son didn’t. There’s not much you can do about that other than accept his decisions and continue to love him. It sounds like your husband did.
I’m so sorry for your loss.
I’m still kickin’ and have the boomstick.
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