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The Tenacious Mama: Confessions of An Adoptive Mother
I’m currently on the roller-coaster ride of single parenting an adopted teenage son. Join me each week as I share my lived experience by starting with a confession, in the hopes of normalizing the complex issues that often come with parenting an adopted child.
The Tenacious Mama: Confessions of An Adoptive Mother
E22: My best friend ghosted me
Confession: My best friend of over 30 years ghosted me two years ago. Believe it or not, she shut me out of her life not once, not twice, but a total of three times over the course of our friendship.
Also included:
*how and when we met
*how we stayed close, despite the 1000s of miles between us
*our roadtrip to attend the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta
*a helpful article that helped me understand
*details about the first two times she dumped me
*my reflection on why I kept letting her back in, but this time I won't
SHOW NOTES:
My BFF Ghosted Me When I Needed Her Most By Aileen Weintraub
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Thanks for listening, Beloveds. Please take care of yourselves; if you don’t do it, who will? Keep advocating for your child. And, most importantly, stay tenacious!
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Resources on suicide prevention:
Contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline if you are experiencing mental health-related distress or are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support.
- Call or text 988
- Chat at 988lifeline.org
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