I never anticipated that the conversation would go that way. I am very pleasantly surprised by his honesty. For me that says a lot about him and what he is wanting to do in his life. But something I am struggling with after the conversation is.....is all of this to make him feel better or is this to help me?
I was also proud of myself because I did validate him quite often....something I never was good at. I told him I was proud of him, and that I could see that he was making positive changes based on what he was saying and his overall tone.
I am REALLY trying not to have any expectations of him at all, but gosh it is hard not to. Don't want to set myself up for hurt
