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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 257417" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>I have no doubt that my Youngest's issues are directly related to growing up with Oldest (combined with genetic factors). It breaks my heart to remember what a sweet little girl she was, and then to remember her progression into instability after Oldest began to get sicker and sicker. I remember having to physically restrain Oldest in one of her rages, while Youngest cried to herself in her bedroom, alone, scared to death. I remember all the times Youngest was shuffled off to a neighbor in the middle of the night when I had to take Oldest to the ER during a Crohn's flare, and then days of hospitalizations with me back and forth between home, the hospital and work, Youngest staying with a neighbor and rarely seeing me. As a single mother with no family nearby and few friends who could (or wanted to) help, I had very few choices.. but the guilt still overwhelms me at times. I'm slowly letting that go.</p><p></p><p>Absolutely, make the time for the other siblings, and for yourself. Gather a support system around you. "Circle the Wagons," so to speak. Let the school know what's going on, within reason, to add extra supports for the siblings. Encourage family therapy, to help all members of the family deal with the stress of living with a difficult child. Those are all things I learned.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 257417, member: 1157"] I have no doubt that my Youngest's issues are directly related to growing up with Oldest (combined with genetic factors). It breaks my heart to remember what a sweet little girl she was, and then to remember her progression into instability after Oldest began to get sicker and sicker. I remember having to physically restrain Oldest in one of her rages, while Youngest cried to herself in her bedroom, alone, scared to death. I remember all the times Youngest was shuffled off to a neighbor in the middle of the night when I had to take Oldest to the ER during a Crohn's flare, and then days of hospitalizations with me back and forth between home, the hospital and work, Youngest staying with a neighbor and rarely seeing me. As a single mother with no family nearby and few friends who could (or wanted to) help, I had very few choices.. but the guilt still overwhelms me at times. I'm slowly letting that go. Absolutely, make the time for the other siblings, and for yourself. Gather a support system around you. "Circle the Wagons," so to speak. Let the school know what's going on, within reason, to add extra supports for the siblings. Encourage family therapy, to help all members of the family deal with the stress of living with a difficult child. Those are all things I learned. [/QUOTE]
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