Her birthday. A poem on estrangement.

lovely poem Marelli

(((Hugs))) marelli. Lovely words.

((hugs)) Marelli

A touching poem

Oh Marelli

Time to write her a letter Marelli xx

If only that would work, crazyH.
Have tried so many, many times, all sorts of things. Some things, we have to just accept.
Maybe one day. There's always hope. x

Tears are nudging my eyes after reading that
Beautiful
xx

Yes - acceptance is the way to go.
xx

Such a touching poem - tears are in my eyes as I write this to you. I really hope that you will be reunited with your daughter some time soon xx

Marelli that is so touching, I do hope there will be a reconciliation between you.

Oh, if only there could be, sodapop.
Have just seen a gorgeous, whimsical photo on Facebook which my eldest granddaughter (her daughter) has posted. They've all gone away for a couple of days to somewhere beautiful in the countryside for her birthday. DD is walking down towards the riverbank, carrying a basket. Her hair is tied up in a scarf and she's wearing a sarong. Thankfully my granddaughters are not estranged from me.
Marelli.... get a grip, lass!!

It's a big day, marelli, you are allowed to let go a bit.

That is the saddest thing I've read in a long time. Please reach out again.

Thinking of you Marelli. Our children are always in our hearts, aren’t they, and those milestone birthdays are hard anyway. xx

(((Marelli))) You clearly love your daughter very much but right now there are differences you alone cannot resolve. Your pain is very real. Be mindful of it, but be compassionate with yourself. Thank goodness you see your granddaughters so focus on loving them. Focus on what you have control of in your life. Acceptance is the way to go and who knows, she may come round sooner rather than later. xx

The estrangement has been about 15 years with a break about halfway through when she became a grandma and I became a great-grandma. OK terms for about 3 years then it all kicked in again.
I have to accept the things I cannot change.....and just wait.
Thankyou all for your lovely posts. Xx

Oh, bless you Marelli xxxxx

Marelli you have hope x

Anniebach.... ??xx

Marelli

Such deep sadness comes through.
So sorry the situation has arisen and hasn't been resolved.

Feeling sad for you, isn’t it a good thing that we can’t see what the future has in store for us

I don’t often post on Gransnet but read some of the posts every day and as mum to two adult daughters your post Marelli, just made me cry. My special thoughts just go out to you. Myself and DH sometimes feel we are ‘treading on eggshells’ with our daughters. We cope with this as so many parents seem to say the same but am so sorry for your situation. Your poem shows so much of how you are feeling that is it worth a try to send it to your daughter so she might appreciate your sadness. Kind thoughts to you.