Originally Posted by
cynical one 
I love you. I'm praying for you. I believe in you.
I used that with my son a little over a week ago almost verbatim. It left me feeling ok with the conversation even though he threw out some real doozies to try to trip me up.
He called me yesterday to let me know that he has a place to stay for a couple of weeks and gave me HIS plan for what he is doing to try to get his life back on track. I gave him encouraging words like "that's great son" and "I'm happy to hear that" and ended with "I love you". It was a good conversation. One that left me feeling ok even though I know he is struggling (he's homeless).
gentle hugs from another Mom
ke