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frogcat · 11-30-2007, 07:20 PM

Thanks everyone for explaining why "just" being supportive and loving is the best approach. I think that he actually seems brighter and happier while he's been down here, and what I need to wrap my head around is that he doesn't want to be fixed, he wants to be understood. and loved. On one level, a lot of what I've learned in life has shown me that this approach towards people makes sense. And I just need to remind myself that it's his life, he says he doesn't need any "help" handling what he's got going on, i.e. meddling and interference, and so I need to respect his wishes.

11-30-2007, 07:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
frogcat Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 30	thanks for reminding me to "just" be supportive Thanks everyone for explaining why "just" being supportive and loving is the best approach. I think that he actually seems brighter and happier while he's been down here, and what I need to wrap my head around is that he doesn't want to be fixed, he wants to be understood. and loved. On one level, a lot of what I've learned in life has shown me that this approach towards people makes sense. And I just need to remind myself that it's his life, he says he doesn't need any "help" handling what he's got going on, i.e. meddling and interference, and so I need to respect his wishes.