All-or-nothing thinking often bogs me down. I love that you were able to help your friend, especially with your thoughts about how he could be the project manager rather than just the primary doer. But the whole story made me wonder; if they had not been close in 40 years, what support system had she had before she was ill? It's such a hard situation and I could feel my heartstrings being tugged in all the guilty places too. If I were in that situation I would find it very hard to draw some sort of boundary line for myself. Thoughts?
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Dave,
All-or-nothing thinking often bogs me down. I love that you were able to help your friend, especially with your thoughts about how he could be the project manager rather than just the primary doer. But the whole story made me wonder; if they had not been close in 40 years, what support system had she had before she was ill? It's such a hard situation and I could feel my heartstrings being tugged in all the guilty places too. If I were in that situation I would find it very hard to draw some sort of boundary line for myself. Thoughts?
January 27, 2010 - 11:37amThis Comment
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