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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 522637"><p>Kathy,</p><p></p><p>I can so relate to what you are saying. I have a easy child daughter who is almost 17. She is doing great and I am very proud of her. I just really like her as a person and of course love her as my daughter.... but she is smart, funny and driven to succeed and she will. The other day my difficult child called trying to convince me to get him a bike (before he was kicked out) and my daughter was overhearing the convo and she said "tell him his 16 year old sister has a job!!!".</p><p></p><p>So true... she is in high school but also got herself a part time job and so is earning money and it feels great to her to have some money to do some of the things she wants... like when her ipod broke she went and bought herself another one, no coming to us begging for a new ipod!!! </p><p></p><p>So we are now at the point of thinking and looking at colleges. I am enjoying the process (when it does not overwhelm) me.... but at times I am struck by how sad it is that I never got to go through this with difficult child. It is really sad.... and when I get those thoughts I have to put them out of my mind and focus on easy child. She deserves my attention now.</p><p></p><p>I hope he finds his way some day but he may not. I am so so thankful though that my other child is a easy child..I know people where both kids are drug addicts and that would totally totally break my heart.</p><p></p><p>TL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 522637"] Kathy, I can so relate to what you are saying. I have a easy child daughter who is almost 17. She is doing great and I am very proud of her. I just really like her as a person and of course love her as my daughter.... but she is smart, funny and driven to succeed and she will. The other day my difficult child called trying to convince me to get him a bike (before he was kicked out) and my daughter was overhearing the convo and she said "tell him his 16 year old sister has a job!!!". So true... she is in high school but also got herself a part time job and so is earning money and it feels great to her to have some money to do some of the things she wants... like when her ipod broke she went and bought herself another one, no coming to us begging for a new ipod!!! So we are now at the point of thinking and looking at colleges. I am enjoying the process (when it does not overwhelm) me.... but at times I am struck by how sad it is that I never got to go through this with difficult child. It is really sad.... and when I get those thoughts I have to put them out of my mind and focus on easy child. She deserves my attention now. I hope he finds his way some day but he may not. I am so so thankful though that my other child is a easy child..I know people where both kids are drug addicts and that would totally totally break my heart. TL [/QUOTE]
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