We had our first family therapy appointment yesterday. For me, it was a first uncomfortable but became less so. I am glad we are making an effort to have all three of us together. There are things we used to do as a family before Alicia died that we have not done since. I'm not entirely sure this is purposeful, but it is fact. We used to play game together such as "Apples to Apples" or "Scrabble". We used to have regular dinners together which have decreased in frequency. Why? Is there something we are avoiding? Memories? We'll give it a go with the therapist for a while. Jasmine seems to be handling her emotions around Alicia well. But an area which needs attention is Cathie's mother/daughter relationship with Jasmine.
This is going to be a year of 1sts. We will have to endure the holidays without Alicia. We have a vacation planned for the 3 of us to Hawaii. These have the potential of being emotionally difficult for me, especially the holidays. We have a tradition during the holidays to bake banana breads to give as gifts. The two girls would help me and we crank out over 20 mini-loaves in 1-2days. I used to look forward to this. Now...I'm unsure both for myself and Jasmine.
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