Very touching poem
My prayers are with you, Sue
Love and peace

Been there, done that, dear Sue. Twenty years later, the
gash still bleeds. My heart goes out to you!

Whatever the cause of this anguish, it is excruciating and can only be felt if "you have been there". No one can ever tell us of the joys and pains of parenthood - like love it can only be experienced! You have penned the atmosphere and emotion of such moments so well here, Sue. As children, we grow up, but as parents, we are so for the rest of our lives... hopefully this is a developmental blip and I truly hope and pray that nothing more sinister is at the root of this. Bless you and cover your daughter with prayer or whatever your interpretation of that "up-lifting her" thought might be. We "share" faith because, sometimes, we just don't have enough of our own to cover us!! Bless both you and her. LOL Kate xx

Blessings to both of you, Sue. This poem deeply touched my heart.

Oh Sue I know what you mean... I am a mother of four (had five but one died at the age of six)
And you know we were expecting my one son to die after his heart stopped 3 times in one night...but one moth later the healthy one of the batch fell from the jungle Gym at school and died under surgery.
Now today he is a grown up man almost 28 years old...but he is still that little child when he gets ill!!
But his nice personality changed...he became his father!!

Love Tinka

Written as only a loving mother could - and I truly hope the stranger becomes the daughter again soon.

An excellent write, Sue. Stark and heartbreaking.

That "mother, knife in the heart thing" never leaves us. I know the feeling. Although this is a sad write, you have expressed yourself well.

This is so sad and well written i'm calling mom in the now. TY Nila:(

a very sad situation when our loved ones have gone astray ... never give up hope she will return to you one day ...

Well when they grow into a teenager I think we all ask these same questions.

Parting of the self

We can't forget the great memories we had or like the times we walked the floor when they were sick we have to keep on hopind all will turn out all right
Felix

A very painful situation for a mother to find herself in.

Nothing could be more sad than for us to see one
we love so much having problems. We feel helpless
with the frustration of being unable to do anything.
I hope and pray things get better soon...

Eileen