{"id":5486,"date":"2017-12-14T09:19:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T14:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=5486"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:08","slug":"surrendering-completely-words-encouragement-near-river-bj-rae-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/surrendering-completely-words-encouragement-near-river-bj-rae-eagle\/","title":{"rendered":"Surrendering Completely"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes surrendering a relationship is the only thing you can do!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Dear Mother,<\/p>\n

I will not try to contact you again until you contact me lovingly and respectfully.<\/p>\n

Why am I doing this?\u00a0 It is the only thing I can do at the moment.\u00a0 Yesterday I saw the podiatrist again.\u00a0 We drove on icy and snowy roads for three hours only to be told that we get to do that a few more times to deal with my foot issues again.\u00a0 The podiatrist told me that I need to have the same amputation surgery he did on my left foot in June done to my right foot.\u00a0 My right foot has the same problem.<\/p>\n

What caused this foot problem, you might ask?\u00a0 As I child, I did not have proper fitting shoes. When I walked to school,my feet hurt and I kicked my shoes off as often as possible. Do you remember the day you were at work and I stepped on a rusty nail outside?\u00a0 My shoes were hurting my feet so badly and I wanted to be able to run with my siblings whose shoes were not hurting their feet, so I kicked off my shoes and chased my siblings.<\/p>\n

Although I feel very angry with you at the moment, I still love you.<\/h4>\n

Mother, I did not ask to be born to you. And you have never treated me like you treat my siblings.\u00a0 Since I am already over 50 years old, I wish you could get over the fact that I am the product of your extramarital affair and treat me in the same manner you treat my two living siblings. The fact that you cannot get over this and be kind and loving to me means that it must hurt you terribly.<\/p>\n

Because I do not want my negative feelings to burn in my heart, I am simply surrendering our relationship with you.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, you will soar like an eagle<\/a> above any storms in your life.\u00a0 Know that I only wish all the best for you.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
\nYour Daughter BJ<\/p>\n

P.S.–Since I am being honest with you, I need to tell you one more thing.\u00a0 Your favorite bush died because we dumped your left over stew on it.\u00a0 You had gone to work and left it for us to eat for dinner, but it smelled and tasted so badly that we could not eat it.\u00a0 So we dumped it outside to fertilize your bush, but unfortunately your favorite lilac bush died as a result of your stew.\u00a0 Sorry about this.<\/p>\n

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Let the\u00a0encouraging words<\/a>\u00a0in these\u00a0near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a>\u00a0posts help you<\/h4>\n

soar like an\u00a0eagle<\/a>\u00a0above life\u2019s storms.<\/h4>\n

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Stand tall and proud anyway!<\/h4>\n

Celebrate love every day of your life…<\/a><\/h4>\n

Learn from some of the lessons I learned as a child.<\/h4>\n

Having a hard day?\u00a0 Look for the bright spots in your life!<\/a><\/h4>\n

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for a\u00a0child<\/a>\u00a0you care about today!<\/h4>\n

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