:: disbelieve ::

It is the wonders of internet that fueled my curiousity. As I searched the glorious search engines, I found that I was after...

As I read and reread each post, my emotions ran into a rage. In disbelief I am, that a young person can so easily disregard the family which had once and still is trying their very best to provide, love and care for this person. In desperation as the family tries to locate the person, some drastic measures were made. Without a hint of regret, a backward glance, shortening of steps, this young person continues to strive on into an uncertainity in life and possibly living with the illusion that alone one must be to find oneself and that the one other partner is sufficient. Attempts to convince, to give in, to persuade a open-armed homecoming was futile. Nothing can or will change this young person's mind. The decision has been made. Family is secondary.


Here I am, as I find myself in an unusual situation where I actually get to hear/read both sides of the story, of one party's longing and heartbroken sobs and the other's willingness to forget and disregard, I wonder if such an action was or will be ever necessary? Is a parent-child relation simply so tangible? With a simple goodbye to break the bonds of childbirth?

Would I have the courage to even contemplate such an action?