Old 09-26-2019, 08:46 AM
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Bekindalways
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Originally Posted by FionnaPerSe View Post
Id like to believe i was being supportive towards him, indeed! And not controlling, neither “helping”....I did really try the best i can under the circumstances! 😰

I'm sure you did do your best Fionna. I hope you didn't feel put down by what I said.

I used to write and rewrite letters (yep I'm old) to my qualifier thinking that if I just said the perfect thing, it would change his path. I saw this amazing man headed off the deep end and no one was doing anything.

It took me a long time to realize that he had the right to destroy his life any way he wanted and the best support I could offer was to get out of his way which I eventually did. Don't think for a minute that I didn't do all sorts of inappropriate, controlling actions; I certainly did. You may have approached your qualifier with way healthier boundaries than I did. However what I did was the best I could do at the time too.
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