i just want to say thanks for the message.--- In
MyEDHelpSupport@yahoogroups.com, "beverlycalobrace"
<beverlycalobrace@...> wrote:
>
> I have a teenage son,18yrs.I could not figure out why he shut
down
> in our relationship,communication ect....at times he was
> explosive,like a bomb ready to go off.Iv`e been working hard on
myself
> in recovery.One day(as usual)he asked me to take him to the
mall,after
> I had been running around with him all day,doing his agendas,I was
was
> so irrigable doing all his stuff,thinking I have a lot of house
work
> and shopping to get done.Sure enough,he calls an hour later,I had
just
> started to eat my lunch.So on my way to get him,A thought came to
> me,It wont be long that he will be on his own,when I arrive instead
of
> making him feel like a burden I will greet him with a big smile and
> just say hi sweetheart.My entire attitude changed,the stress was
> defused,so was his also.Now I use that tool a lot,I rethink,how can
I
> communicate to others in a way that produces positive results?All my
> relationships are are changing,a steppingstone in my life.Now my
> husband and I are also using it in our relationship and with him
and
> others.It became a practice and discipline in our lives.Hope this
> helps...........steppingstones........BEV
>