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Counseling a Brother
Topic Started: Apr 11 2012, 11:17 PM (1,765 Views)
Minuet
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My comments earlier about understanding any custody decision was based on the story of Ed, not Hoss. I knew a little about Hoss - but knew Ed was a different person because Hoss (thank goodness) is not ill.

It is unfortunate but also true that many times the courts are sexist in favour of women where custody battles are concerned. However in the case of a parent facing a serious illness they must understand that a healthy parent will probably be able to provide a more stable home atmosphere.
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I misunderstood, thought you said you were talking about me. Didn't know that I was mixed in with a family member. Guess that is why it sounded strange.

Anyway, I don't care anymore if anyone know that my wife left me last year. Doesn't matter.
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Apr 20 2012, 09:42 AM
I misunderstood, thought you said you were talking about me. Didn't know that I was mixed in with a family member. Guess that is why it sounded strange.

Anyway, I don't care anymore if anyone know that my wife left me last year. Doesn't matter.
You know many of us here have shared a lot of ups and downs over the almost 10 years since Wichita opened the virtual doors to this place. You're among friends here.
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There's this lady, Lisa, in my church who has the mindset of a child. She doesn't have that kind of disorder where she ACTUALLY has it...she just acts it. Every time she prays aloud during open prayer it's always centered around herself. She's the kind of person who expects everyone to wait on her hand and foot and expects the government to take care of her as well. She got mad when my sister healed in under six months from her ACL surgery when she's been "going through hell" for over a year.

We've tried to help her, as a congregation, for many years. Many have looked at each other when she calls to get help to change a light bulb (which, by the way, she is MORE THAN CAPABLE of doing!), and my dad (who is an elder of our church) has tried the "tough love" approach. Sometimes people can be so incredibly stubborn that they don't want help even if they are "seeking" it. I'm not quite sure what the situation is with your brother; I can only imagine. I recently had another lady in the church yell at me that an event cost something (not everything is free in life...) and it woke me up to how some people think.

Maybe this is another one of those "tough love" type of situations. I dunno...I think people can only listen ever so much unless they're the incredibly patient type. :)
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