Advice: Once yor child has recovered, you can invite your friend for a visit if she still needs help.
Dear Lisi: A friend of mine has been asking to come and visit me for a few months. I’d love to see her, but I can’t have anyone stay with me right now. One of my twins is unwell and my mother-in-law is staying with us, helping me out with all the logistics. My husband travels a lot for work, and I have another child who swims competitively. And I have my own career that is time-consuming.
The point is that we must take care of ourselves before we can take care of others. As you said yourself, you don’t have the bandwidth, i.e. the energy, to care for your friend when you need taking care of yourself. Hopefully your own world will settle down, your child will recover, and you’ll get back on track. If your friend still needs you, and you have the energy, then you can invite her for a visit.
But I still didn’t feel as excited to have seen her as she showed seeing me. Either way, I feel badly that I faked it. Should I reach out?Good question. You could reach out to this woman for a get-together with the mutual friend, who remembers more than you. Together, the three of you could take a walk down memory lane and reminisce about the times you spent together.
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