Grief and Gratitude, Grok

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Snippet from Monday's final mediation.

Mediator, "G, I see you have a section highlighted there. "Did you have a change on the education section?"
G, "Well, I'd like us to review what we are doing for S12's education each year. I have no intent to change the described homeschooling since it has done so well for our other two. I am concerned though that the language locks us in to this method for all future years. I'd like to have a yearly schooling plans by us in case we want to change anything."
W, "I take that as an attack on me. Are you trying to take that away from me?"
G, "No, W, I am not. When we started, we agreed to decide on a yearly basis if homeschooling was the best thing from each child and adjust from there."
W, "But this is something I have to do for them."

We did agree to language to reviewing the next years schooling plans in advance. It struck me later though, this was about her, not about what was best for the children. She was clinging adamantly to this method of education because it made HER feel valuable. Any other way was not to be considered...ever.

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