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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 618031" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>This is true, about learning to accept the loss of the dream child and get a little bored with what the real one is doing. We were well on the path to healing (I even, believe it or not, was able to stop coming here for a time!) before difficult child daughter's breakdown.</p><p></p><p>Though this has been bad, it has not been the personal devastation of difficult child daughter's teen years or difficult child son's drug addiction and multiple relapses. We do learn survival tools, here on the site. I am working so hard to reach that place where I love myself enough to accept what has happened with both kids without condemnation. That is the hard part. To see what is for what it is without judging either ourselves or the kids.</p><p></p><p>I understand that this can happen.</p><p></p><p>I am not there, yet. Reaching deeply enough to acknowledge what is happening in a balanced, healthy way means reworking our own psychological stuff.</p><p></p><p>P.U.</p><p></p><p>It's not like we get to choose to just ignore everything, though.</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 618031, member: 17461"] This is true, about learning to accept the loss of the dream child and get a little bored with what the real one is doing. We were well on the path to healing (I even, believe it or not, was able to stop coming here for a time!) before difficult child daughter's breakdown. Though this has been bad, it has not been the personal devastation of difficult child daughter's teen years or difficult child son's drug addiction and multiple relapses. We do learn survival tools, here on the site. I am working so hard to reach that place where I love myself enough to accept what has happened with both kids without condemnation. That is the hard part. To see what is for what it is without judging either ourselves or the kids. I understand that this can happen. I am not there, yet. Reaching deeply enough to acknowledge what is happening in a balanced, healthy way means reworking our own psychological stuff. P.U. It's not like we get to choose to just ignore everything, though. Cedar [/QUOTE]
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