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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 172980" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Oh yes, definitely been there done that. easy child 2/difficult child 2 was the one (still is). LOVED everything pink, although I steered her towards apricot and green, with her red hair. </p><p></p><p>Then suddenly pink is out, totally. ANY pink is awful. Even apricot is too pink for her. And green - it has to be exactly the right shade of green and OF COURSE I don't understand because I'm old and have no taste. I wear rainbows, for heaven's sake! I'm so embarrassing to be seen with!</p><p></p><p>Instead, easy child 2/difficult child 2 had to have everything in black. Or black and red. Although she also looks great in cream she has to go full-on Goth.</p><p></p><p>ANd ours began at about 12-13, too.</p><p></p><p>She began to mellow at about 19. She now has a range of other colours in her wardrobe. Still refuses to wear anything with any pink, but will now wear cream lace. Is currently shopping for a wedding dress and thank goodness, is NOT choosing red or black. With her very pale redhead skin she needs something lighter, black just makes her look ill. She now tempers her black clothing with green. </p><p></p><p>She still insists on wearing vampire teeth out in public, though. </p><p></p><p>As for wanting everything to be fixed, now - yep. We get that too.</p><p></p><p>All we could do is what you are doing - "You have a problem. Either do something about it, or accept it and choose to live with it. Either way - once you've told me about it, you can stop. You are now just repeating yourself."</p><p></p><p>At least yours will go to therapy. easy child 2/difficult child 2 says sarcastically, "And just where in my busy schedule am I supposed to fit THAT in? I'm just too stressed to even think about it right now."</p><p>Me: "Therapy will help you reduce your stress."</p><p>Her: "Trying to work out where to fit therapy in, adds to my stress so overall it's no benefit."</p><p>Me: "Then if you don't intend to do anything about it, stop adding to MY stress, because dumping it all on me is NOT reducing your stress one iota."</p><p></p><p>I haven't QUITE got to the stage of sticking my fingers in my ears and going, "la la la la..." but it's really, really tempting!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 172980, member: 1991"] Oh yes, definitely been there done that. easy child 2/difficult child 2 was the one (still is). LOVED everything pink, although I steered her towards apricot and green, with her red hair. Then suddenly pink is out, totally. ANY pink is awful. Even apricot is too pink for her. And green - it has to be exactly the right shade of green and OF COURSE I don't understand because I'm old and have no taste. I wear rainbows, for heaven's sake! I'm so embarrassing to be seen with! Instead, easy child 2/difficult child 2 had to have everything in black. Or black and red. Although she also looks great in cream she has to go full-on Goth. ANd ours began at about 12-13, too. She began to mellow at about 19. She now has a range of other colours in her wardrobe. Still refuses to wear anything with any pink, but will now wear cream lace. Is currently shopping for a wedding dress and thank goodness, is NOT choosing red or black. With her very pale redhead skin she needs something lighter, black just makes her look ill. She now tempers her black clothing with green. She still insists on wearing vampire teeth out in public, though. As for wanting everything to be fixed, now - yep. We get that too. All we could do is what you are doing - "You have a problem. Either do something about it, or accept it and choose to live with it. Either way - once you've told me about it, you can stop. You are now just repeating yourself." At least yours will go to therapy. easy child 2/difficult child 2 says sarcastically, "And just where in my busy schedule am I supposed to fit THAT in? I'm just too stressed to even think about it right now." Me: "Therapy will help you reduce your stress." Her: "Trying to work out where to fit therapy in, adds to my stress so overall it's no benefit." Me: "Then if you don't intend to do anything about it, stop adding to MY stress, because dumping it all on me is NOT reducing your stress one iota." I haven't QUITE got to the stage of sticking my fingers in my ears and going, "la la la la..." but it's really, really tempting! Marg [/QUOTE]
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