Maybe...

Hey Sister,

I would like to point out one thing. Maybe the lesson is to know when it is time to stop trying.  Maybe the lesson is in knowing when protecting yourself becomes paramount.  Maybe by ignoring the inevitable, you create more karma.

Maybe this is exactly right.

When you were counseling him, did you see any of this?  Did you see lying?  Violence? Disrespect?

The other thing to remember is that karma takes two.

You can do everything possible, but if he is going to respond with deceit and violence, then you can't make him stop. That is his karma.  That is currently who he is.

I have had the thought so many times - it is harder than we ever imagined to survive this violence.  It damages our souls in ways we never knew we could be wounded.

Where did he get the money for the phone?

If the behaviors persist into the middle of the night, could that indicate a mental illness?

My life remains the same...sleepy/quiet interrupted by bouts of hacking and coughing.  I was going to break my rule, and take a commercial cough suppressant/sleep aid. But the bottle expired.  Sigh.

Nothing much to report. Sending you light and love.

Clare