How to Bite your Tongue

midwesterner
Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:14:51 +0000

It sounds like she needs more input from outsiders, not a hands-off, figure it out yourself approach. She doesn’t seem to show much empathy…something my mom used to say to us is, “How do you think (your actions) made the other person feel?” I would add, “How is this situation like the relationship with (old boyfriend)?”

It must be tough, as a mom, to hear and see her flail about in these relationships. Does she have a strong male figure in her life with whom she could spend more time?