Hi Monica,
so happy to hear you had a nice meal with your son and grand kids. Reconnecting with family is important wherever possible when it is done in a healthy way.
I’ve often thought about the cycle of behaviour that gets passed from generation to generation. There is hope that things can and will change as you pointed out in your post about your grandson. There is also hope that your son is discussing these things at a much younger age. Hopefully healing at a younger age. I have a history of abuse in my family. Each generation has gotten better at working on this. My sons couldn’t claim emotional or physical abuse I don’t think but that doesn’t mean they don’t have baggage from being raised by me!
One of my favourite quotes is from Maya Angelou “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”
I hear a lot of hope in this post!
Laura