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Thursday, November 2, 2006 12:00 AM

My mom is mentally ill and it's tearing the family apart

How am I going to cope with this?

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  • Friday, November 3, 2006 05:25 AM

    Why not jump in the water to save a drowning person..?

    Because they'll try and climb on your head and drown YOU as you try and save them.

    When my ex was hospitalized initially the month she was away was a profound but uncomfortable revelation: life is infinitely better without her. Once we rolled around to the point in time she began to perceive us as a threat to her (go figure) I was only too happy to see her move out.

    Ten years in that whirlpool was more than enough.

    It takes a lot of time

    to push away the nonsense

    Take my compassion -- push it as far as it goes

    My interest level's dropping, my interest level is dropping

    I've heard all I want to, I don't want to hear any more

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