Ex responded back " It must be nice to sit there and pass judgment on me! Where did you get all that information to make that decision? Who is telling you this? You never once asked me for my side of the story! If you ever want to talk to me or hear my side of the story then let me know. You're still my daughter and i love you".
It's like they have a Manual. I mean it's really, really scary how they respond in such similar ways with the very same words. Smokey has written this to D20 in the past. Creepy.
Interesting discussion about the consequential feelings of their behavior/destruction and how the MLC-er remains so focused on assuaging their own guilt.
Sometimes, I try to imagine what it would be like in their shoes. If I was Smokey.
I've made mistakes as a parent, like everyone, and it's hard to admit how those decisions/behaviors on my part impacted my kids. It's hard for ME to acknowledge. Imagine if you did things that were so socially unacceptable and considered "BAD"--how do you come back from that to be a loving parent?
I believe the answer is "with a lot of humility." But, humility is something foreign to them. They are "self-will run riot."
Tragic.
"You know, it's times like these when I realize what a superhero I am." Tony Stark/Iron Man
“Focus on what you can do, then do it with all your heart.” Lois Wilson
