Trying to Be Supportive
I heard from a listener who was struggling with her mom's serious relationship. "My dad died five years ago," she said. "Even though I'm happy for my mom, I'm not comfortable with her new relationship, but I'm trying to be supportive." I don't care how old you are, when a parent dates or marries, it dramatically changes your life in many unwanted ways. I appreciate her attitude. But this doesn't necessarily make the adjustments easy. It does bring a grace to the equation and that always helps.
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I heard from a listener who was struggling with her mom's serious relationship. "My dad died five years ago," she said. "Even though I'm happy for my mom, I'm not comfortable with her new relationship, but I'm trying to be supportive." I don't care how old you are, when a parent dates or marries, it dramatically changes your life in many unwanted ways. I appreciate her attitude. But this doesn't necessarily make the adjustments easy. It does bring a grace to the equation and that always helps.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
Ron, I’m an adult and my mom is dating a guy and I’m having a rough time with it.
