We probably should've done this as a video call, in retrospect haha
I don't need you to justify any of this to me, or even explain or answer any of the questions. I kind of meant them to be rhetorical, just to give you ideas of things you needed to consider before going ahead with this arrangement. It sounds like you've already done a lot of thought and discussion and that's definitely a good thing.
I'm really proud of you, by the way. You're doing your homework, you're going out and getting what you've been wanting for a long time, you're helping a friend to do the same, and you're going to be a really fucking good mom. And, you can't tell me that I don't know that because yeah. I do. I watched you do it after the fire.
We have, yeah. I think it's going to be constant communication even when we get into this and are going through it - it's kind of the only way that this can actually work, I think.
Thanks, Derek - that actually means a lot, you know? And this time I won't even argue with you this time I'll just say that it means a lot to hear it from you especially because you know what a good mom looks like.
You're welcome. And yeah...we both do. She left really big shoes to fill but I've never questioned for a second your ability to fill them. You're good at this. You just need to believe in yourself sometimes, too.
That makes one of us not questioning my ability to fill them - I'm constantly asking myself what mom would do. Guess maybe that's part of the process for me - questioning and taking my time with every decision. I'll work on the belief thing just for you though, Dere.
You're your own worst critic and you always have been. Not that I think you'll ever stop questioning yourself just because your kid brother tells you that you should, but you should really stop questioning yourself. The fact that you worry so much about every decision that you make, all by itself, should tell you everything you need to know. That's what makes you great, Laur. You care too much not to be.
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I don't need you to justify any of this to me, or even explain or answer any of the questions. I kind of meant them to be rhetorical, just to give you ideas of things you needed to consider before going ahead with this arrangement. It sounds like you've already done a lot of thought and discussion and that's definitely a good thing.
I'm really proud of you, by the way. You're doing your homework, you're going out and getting what you've been wanting for a long time, you're helping a friend to do the same, and you're going to be a really fucking good mom. And, you can't tell me that I don't know that because yeah. I do. I watched you do it after the fire.
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We have, yeah. I think it's going to be constant communication even when we get into this and are going through it - it's kind of the only way that this can actually work, I think.
Thanks, Derek - that actually means a lot, you know? And this time I won't even argue with you this time I'll just say that it means a lot to hear it from you especially because you know what a good mom looks like.
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That's probably true, yeah.
You're welcome. And yeah...we both do. She left really big shoes to fill but I've never questioned for a second your ability to fill them. You're good at this. You just need to believe in yourself sometimes, too.
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