barely holding on - 2

[u-turn]

Dawgy, I also feel better now that I have found some things for myself, getting busy again. Teaching will be good for me again.

Detaching definitely helps me, I don't know what it it doing to her, but it is giving her space and time to sort herself out. I hope she does eventually.

S20 is a wreck - had another sitdown with him. He doesn't want to try and work things out with his mother any more and feels controlled by her. It's tough. I don't want to step in and try and fix things. I gave him some suggestions of how to approach the conversation with is mother. I don't know if this is the right thing to do, as this adds family stress to her.

S20 was very upset that she blamed me and the kids for not being supportive to her and that is the reason for the problems mom and dad are having (her way of redirecting the problem as she does with me).