Your points are well taken, Ron. I think that my daughter is expecting an admission of guilt or at least some signs that W and I are on a stable road to normalcy. My need for admission, on the other hand, is not as great and could certainly wait until all of our other issues are resolved. By that time it probably won’t make much difference.
I tried to explain to W that her D is angry and that they should sit and talk. I tried bringing them together but my D just clammed up. I’m trying to fix everything now and maybe I should just relax a little. Part of the problem is that W doesn’t think that my D is capable of understanding what happened and what emotions are involved. My D is very capable of understanding, and part of her anger, I think, is over the fact that mom isn’t giving her credit for understanding.
I have no problem taking my share of the blame for the state of affairs, but D is not angry with me.
Thanks again Ron, you are helping me to see my situation from a different perspective.
