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Originally Posted by Edison Carter Susan here--I had a friend going through marriage issues and called me every night to talk about the latest issues. It got old. I explained that she needed to get counselling, evenif she went alone because I could not really help. The calls kept coming. Then, each time I got called I'd ask,"Are you seeing a counselor ?" and if the answer was 'no', I'd hang up. After a week of that she got a counselor and got real help . |
Well, I took your advice, somewhat. I realized all the late night, early morning calls were not going to stop. And don't get me wrong, I love them both dearly, but lets get real, I am no proffesional, and while I am completely sympathetic to the situation they have gotten themselves into, I cannot fix them, and that is how they are coming across. "Give us the fix all cure all". I told her I would be happy to listen and let them vent if they needed, cause hey we all need to at some point but to please quit calling at 2 am. I have children, husband and life too. That 2pm would be adequate to come over for a cup of coffee and a bitch session about spouses.
She called. I saw caller id on my cell phone, and answered the phone just like hubby and I discussed. "Are you bleeding?" No, she replied. "Are you on the way to the hospital?" No again. "Are you on the streets?" No. "Any other type of emergency?" No, just the husband. "Call back in the morning."
She did, with a big apology. Its been a quiet couple of nights since. THANK YOU for the advice. Hopefully my sleep patterns will become normal again.
