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<blockquote data-quote="dashcat" data-source="post: 584315" data-attributes="member: 9175"><p>Daisy,</p><p>I am laughing. difficult child had planned to move into a house with three friends this summer: her boyfriend at the time, a girlfriend (no longer in her life, big surprise) and this other guy. She and the girlfriend drafted an agreement .. I never saw it, but I am sure it was hilarious. I don't blame you at all for your stance with your difficult child. I am feeling (obviously) very stressed by my daughter's lack of respect for boundaries ... the constant drama, etc.</p><p></p><p>CJane,</p><p>Like your brother, my difficult child is very sweet. It really is hard to stay mad at her. I have always wondered about the connection between food impulses and bipolar. Long before my difficult child displayed any signs of being bipolar, she had marked and very odd food issues. When we took our first road trip to Florida, I stocked up on all sorts of goodies intended for the drive there - and back. My parents used to do this, and it was so much fun to have special treats on the road. She made the trip pretty much a living hell, begging for treats like a starving dog. I can't even describe it. As to your brother and the kids treats ... boy can I relate. I love ice cream, but I can only buy what we are going to eat right then. If I buy it, I dish it out right away .... she will go after anything left in the freezer with a spoon and then I won't touch it. Ditto peanut butter. </p><p></p><p>Another food thing that she does that drives me mad is she'll pour herself a bowl of cereal, grab a spoon and wander in when I am working with a customer and chow down in front of them. She's done this when people are here with little kids -it's awful and rude. It used to be that I'd wait until the customer left and I would tell her that she cannot do that ... then I finally started to embarass her in front of them (which makes the customer say "no! no! it's ok!" and makes everyone uncomfortable) and she hasn't done that in a long time. Food is a real issue with her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dashcat, post: 584315, member: 9175"] Daisy, I am laughing. difficult child had planned to move into a house with three friends this summer: her boyfriend at the time, a girlfriend (no longer in her life, big surprise) and this other guy. She and the girlfriend drafted an agreement .. I never saw it, but I am sure it was hilarious. I don't blame you at all for your stance with your difficult child. I am feeling (obviously) very stressed by my daughter's lack of respect for boundaries ... the constant drama, etc. CJane, Like your brother, my difficult child is very sweet. It really is hard to stay mad at her. I have always wondered about the connection between food impulses and bipolar. Long before my difficult child displayed any signs of being bipolar, she had marked and very odd food issues. When we took our first road trip to Florida, I stocked up on all sorts of goodies intended for the drive there - and back. My parents used to do this, and it was so much fun to have special treats on the road. She made the trip pretty much a living hell, begging for treats like a starving dog. I can't even describe it. As to your brother and the kids treats ... boy can I relate. I love ice cream, but I can only buy what we are going to eat right then. If I buy it, I dish it out right away .... she will go after anything left in the freezer with a spoon and then I won't touch it. Ditto peanut butter. Another food thing that she does that drives me mad is she'll pour herself a bowl of cereal, grab a spoon and wander in when I am working with a customer and chow down in front of them. She's done this when people are here with little kids -it's awful and rude. It used to be that I'd wait until the customer left and I would tell her that she cannot do that ... then I finally started to embarass her in front of them (which makes the customer say "no! no! it's ok!" and makes everyone uncomfortable) and she hasn't done that in a long time. Food is a real issue with her. [/QUOTE]
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