Posted by R. -T. V. 52y on February 24, 2008, at 5:16:29
In reply to Re: Feeling anxious, posted by ClearSkies on February 22, 2008, at 11:42:23
I totally agree. I can't jump into my son's trousers. The only thing I can do is to communicate, but it's up to him to listen or not to listen. Of course his willingnness to listen depends on the way in which I put it. There is the breaking point of my responsibility.
I have had some help in this subject from the ancient Roman thinker Seneca:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger
poster:R. -T. V. 52y
thread:814062
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20080215/msgs/814377.html