This may be entirely presumptuous, but it might help to give her something tangible that she can hold in her hands, that says, "I don't have a fucking clue how to get through this, but I love you and I'll do my best." And then work on building something new with the materials at hand instead of trying to rely on a foundation that's half gone.
You made me cry and that's just such a wonderful idea--it made me realize, I gave her tons and tons of pictures of her daughter and my daughter ---but none of me. That kind of shook me up.
Thanks for sharing your own story with me, it is so much like what we're going through.
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5/30/05 02:48 am (UTC)You made me cry and that's just such a wonderful idea--it made me realize, I gave her tons and tons of pictures of her daughter and my daughter ---but none of me. That kind of shook me up.
Thanks for sharing your own story with me, it is so much like what we're going through.