Maternal instinct

Mateal instinct Direct Answers - Column for the week of October 14 2002I have a woman in the mid 60's, whose husband is dead, and I do not want to enter into a relationship with another man. I have family in town that is not my daughter.I always liked the fact that it would be me at my age. However, I recently discovered that can be moved eight hours away to live with her boyfriend. How can my daughter was so selfish behavior and unlovingly? Always helped me when he was in difficulties. How can you treat me this badly? I have threatened to ignore if you away. What can I do to change his mind? MinervaMinerva not included in this letter in a "Year of the Mother." I am not saying to be completely indifferent, but where is the love of a mother has for her daughter? There were a threat to his daughter as if she had done something wrong. All he has done is to fall in love with a man. This is a small world. With telephones, airplanes and the Inteet, eight hours is not far away.Your daughter is a single woman in search of his companion. Just because you are not interested yourself, not to be placed in the same position. You are not looking the right direction. Instead of having only one child, you could have a son and a wide family.We not endanger the people we love. If we open our hearts, we find the joy. Close to our hearts, and we are more isolated than they can imagine. His attitude so far indicates that the daughter was entitled decision.TamaraTrue CompanionsI've fall with someone I considered a close friend of 10 years. My friend and ex-boyfriend had an hour phone call to discuss my personal life with him. This guy is a possessive boyfriend, I ended having to call the police about.I could not believe that someone I trusted would do such a thing. Do not talk for months. Finally he said he felt, but our friendship cooled somewhat '. A few weeks later, the rings and falsely accuses me of stealing the boyfriend of another girl. Once again, I forgave her.The next month I had surgery on my knee. Two days later, I sent a text message, asking me to leave. I told him I was on crutches and could not go, but it is more than welcome to visit in the afteoon. I received a text message to mobile selfish and I'm saying is true what they say about my ex me.I tried to call, but she did not answer the phone. I sent a message that says that if she does not speak to me, then stop sending nasty messages.Now has sent a letter asking if I was sending text messages to your phone from someone. Since I have nothing better to do! I have not yet met, but its part of me desperately miss our friendship. Most of my friends are tied off, or just past, and I find it incredibly difficult to make new friends trust.ElisaElisa, your friend sounds like a torturer. If re-establish contact with her at 10 weeks of his life seems more chaotic than what it takes now.What if you used the 10 weeks to change some pattes in your life? Perhaps you could change your phone number and exit. You can attend a short class macramé? or throw pots. Or you can go to the CAF? within the library to discuss books.Then 10 weeks from now have not only leaed something, but probably will have a new best friend, a woman could know the human being. Small decisions about who to spend time with the great differences in quality of life.WayneAbout The AuthorAuthors and columnist Wayne and Tamara Mitchell can be reached in letters to: Direct Answers, PO Box 964, Springfield, MO 65801 or e Email: DirectAnswers @ WayneAndTamara. com.