Hi Freewill,

I understand.

One of my friends of 34 years has been rather destructive in some of her comments when we talk.

She lost her beloved sister at the end of March, which has been a terrible blow for her. This is my friend, Lillian, who has been blind since she was 5, and is now 78. Her sister, a few years older, had always been there for her, even though my friend has been able to bravely live on her own for years and years.

I had to bring my friend up short last week on a few things she said. I realized she was applying her fierce sense of looking at the brutal truth to my life. In her doing that, I felt like she was stabbing holes in my emotional water wings.

I was thinking for several days that I might have to cut off my friendship with her.

I have cut off what were once important relationships with friends due to lack of understanding or boundary issues.

I'm sorry for your loss at this time.

Please feel free to PM me.

EJ