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I think I know the type of situation you ard talking about SB. In the past I've had teenage boys living with me who out of the blue decide to steal from me. I've lost money, cameras, a stereo, etc. to various friends (perhaps it was their way of trying to end the relationship? Perhaps they were trying to hurt me? But I don't think so. I think they were just at the age when they needed to rebel and I was a safe target). Of course, I'm always angry about the things I've lost. But I soon get over it. Things can be replaced after all. What can't be replaced is our friendships, and like you wrote above about Erick, I still love them; I still care a great deal about them; and I still want to be with them. However, what has gone is trust, and try as hard as I try, I'm never able to give it unconditionally again. So, I continue to see these boys, and sometimes they continue to live with me, but it is always the beginning of the end. The days of 'wine and roses' are behind us. |