Originally Posted By
Carol, Birthfamily Fourm, Experts Group
Yes, Jennifer ... I DO remember you and apologize for confusing you with Young Jennifer. But, then, I have frequent "Senior Moments" these days. There are so many of you coming to the Forum over the years that I sometimes need a tweek to jog my memory.
I wish more people would go for a "second chance" in a failed reunion. sometimes that "time out" period is exactly the tonic we need to process what's happening and retake control of our lives and emotions.
Life isn't all hugs, kisses, laughs and hugs, and Reunion isn't all Blue skies and flowers. IT'S LIFE.
As I told you ... "it all takes time -- and work!"
After 15 years in reunion I've gotten to the point where I don't panic at all when I don't hear from Susan for a while, or don't see them all at LEAST annually. Oh, I still want MORE of them, but I have learned to understand that they need time to live their own lives, and I'm only a small part of their lives (especially my beloved grandangels, who are teenagers now and live in an entirely different world of their own).
I'm SOOOO happy things are going well. Why don't you try to drop in on the Monday night Chatroom (MINE --). You'll find us in the Birthfamily Chatroom around 8:30 PM EST till around 11 PM every Monday night at
http://www.adopting.org/chat.html
Sonata dropped in last night (3/11/02) and we had a great time.
Hugs, Carol
Hugs, Carol