An August Weekend
Jul. 29th, 2003 11:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
galdrinA-yup - I talked to Rhyon last Friday evening and we're a go for meeting up this coming Saturday, August 2nd, in Houston. They had a lot of stuff going on this past weekend, but he said he had no plans at all for the upcoming weekend. And a bonus - my youngest son, Neill, was sitting right beside him so I got to talk to him for a bit and he also wants to come along. Gonna have to pick up one of those disposable camera's and get some shots of the 2 of them - well, 3 if you count Rhyon's girlfriend.
Lots of advice from my father about how to handle things - there's advice from Joyce - there's advice from my youngest brother. Everyone's got an opinion, a comment, words of wisdom - everyone's so hopeful for a grand reunion and a resumption of parental contact. Well that'll happen of course, but who knows what the boys want? Though they've expressed an interest in getting together there is still a 9 year hiatus to be dealt with. How will they take that? What kind of penance, if any, are they going to exact? Not that they're to blame for that of course.
Joyce raked me over pretty good Friday last about all the things she did for her kids, or would do for mine if she was me. She just cannot understand - even after I point blank explained to her what I'm feeling about it all.
With crossed fingers - I'm hoping for the best, but gearing up for the worst.
Lots of advice from my father about how to handle things - there's advice from Joyce - there's advice from my youngest brother. Everyone's got an opinion, a comment, words of wisdom - everyone's so hopeful for a grand reunion and a resumption of parental contact. Well that'll happen of course, but who knows what the boys want? Though they've expressed an interest in getting together there is still a 9 year hiatus to be dealt with. How will they take that? What kind of penance, if any, are they going to exact? Not that they're to blame for that of course.
Joyce raked me over pretty good Friday last about all the things she did for her kids, or would do for mine if she was me. She just cannot understand - even after I point blank explained to her what I'm feeling about it all.
With crossed fingers - I'm hoping for the best, but gearing up for the worst.
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Date: 2003-07-29 01:55 pm (UTC)I think I mentioned that J is working on building a relationship with the young man he didn't know was his son till recently. If you want to talk about it with someone who's kinda in a similar boat, I'd be happy to...
Right now we're wondering how much to push things with D. Because he's having a LOT of health problems, seemingly mostly due to stress, and really needs a lifestyle change. We don't know what we can do or how to help/encourage this, though. Plus J wants to build a closer relationship, and I think D's interested, but his mom's very pushy and we don't want to increase his stress any. Dilemmas...
Anyway, I'll be thinking about you, and sending good energy your way!