Monday
December 1, 2014
Reconnecting
Kim looked sad. "I
have a daughter. She's 23 now. I miss her over the holidays."
"When was the last
time you saw her?" Seal asked.
"Twenty-Three
years ago. I gave her up for
adoption."
"You had
money," Tony said. "You had
resources. You could have gotten a nanny
to help raise her. I'm not judging you, I'm just asking, why'd you give her
up?"
"Even with a nanny
one is expected to spend time with her child.
I was having too much fun."
Silence fell over the
group.
"I know where she
is," Kim said. "I've talked
with her parents. They have no objection
to me meeting her. I think about meeting
her every time I get sober."
"So why don't you
get in touch?" Tony asked.
"I'm afraid to
take the first step," Kim said.
After a long pause she added. "It might be really – I don't know –
really, really awkward."
Tony said, "You
get over awkward." Like most people in the group I was surprised to hear
his voice crack and to see a tear in his eye.
Today I won't let a little awkwardness get in
the way of reconnecting with someone.
Relapse Prevention Group © 2014 by Ken Montrose
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