tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557084346768128841.post5003631406072064355..comments2023-05-25T08:51:36.759-07:00Comments on Heal and Forgive: The Underlying Gift in my EstrangementAbuseAndForgivenesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738069361076986611noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557084346768128841.post-16096195768345546242008-07-25T08:06:00.000-07:002008-07-25T08:06:00.000-07:00Tamara - So true, it was very hard to see the posi...Tamara - So true, it was very hard to see the positive while in the thick of it.<BR/><BR/>Lisa, Thank you for stopping by and for your comments. I can relate - I too, felt bad that my kids didn't have "a" family, but grateful they couldn't be harmed by "my" family. <BR/><BR/>My best, <BR/>NancyAbuseAndForgivenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738069361076986611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557084346768128841.post-46930207158957153392008-07-25T07:30:00.000-07:002008-07-25T07:30:00.000-07:00Thank you so much for your perspective. I've had l...Thank you so much for your perspective. I've had little or no contact from my family since I went to a therapist and "told the family secrets." I've found one huge gift is the protection of my son from this family which is still in denial and still protecting the abusers. Although I feel sorrow in the fact he doesn't know my family, I am also relieved that they can't influence or harm him.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444483748408253703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557084346768128841.post-38178521422257875092008-07-24T17:01:00.000-07:002008-07-24T17:01:00.000-07:00Beautifully said. Thanks for the reminder that so...Beautifully said. Thanks for the reminder that sometimes it is so hard to see the positive when we are in the midst of a painful situation.Tamara (TC) Stapleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633350990983632539noreply@blogger.com