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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 631823" data-attributes="member: 4152"><p>Thanks everyone. I'm experienced with having had to adopt the I don't give a xxxxx attitude about those who don't have a difficult child judging me. husband and I use to joke that we would not believe this xxxxx prior to having our own difficult child if someone told us these stories.</p><p></p><p>It's just that this came at the heels of the other difficult experience re the wedding and how it was NOT handled very well. I barely came up for air.</p><p></p><p>Long story...but I had to drop something off at their home.husband came with me. It went surprisingly well. I DID get the feeling that my friend spoke with her husband....maybe slowly, gently teaching him a tiny bit about gfgism.</p><p></p><p>He inquired something about difficult child and it hit me like a ton of bricks that my friend and I have been keeping him semi in the dark, as she is SURE it would be IMPOSSIBLE for him to understand what a difficult child is. She herself had great difficulty for a long time.....until she saw it first hand plus listened to my stories.</p><p></p><p>So...as per usual, I gave him the "sanitized" version of a recent difficult child incident. My friend and husband smiled at me knowingly. This is so NOT what I wish to do, but my friend wants it this way (at least for now) and I agree with her, it is VERY unlikely that he could grasp any of it.</p><p></p><p>I am freaking exhausted.</p><p></p><p>But, my friend and I are remain close and perhaps a little stronger as the result of the experience. Her husband is still able to live in a world where there are no difficult children contaminating it. Grrrr.</p><p></p><p>Bless all of you for your help. This was HARD. I appreciate the help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 631823, member: 4152"] Thanks everyone. I'm experienced with having had to adopt the I don't give a xxxxx attitude about those who don't have a difficult child judging me. husband and I use to joke that we would not believe this xxxxx prior to having our own difficult child if someone told us these stories. It's just that this came at the heels of the other difficult experience re the wedding and how it was NOT handled very well. I barely came up for air. Long story...but I had to drop something off at their home.husband came with me. It went surprisingly well. I DID get the feeling that my friend spoke with her husband....maybe slowly, gently teaching him a tiny bit about gfgism. He inquired something about difficult child and it hit me like a ton of bricks that my friend and I have been keeping him semi in the dark, as she is SURE it would be IMPOSSIBLE for him to understand what a difficult child is. She herself had great difficulty for a long time.....until she saw it first hand plus listened to my stories. So...as per usual, I gave him the "sanitized" version of a recent difficult child incident. My friend and husband smiled at me knowingly. This is so NOT what I wish to do, but my friend wants it this way (at least for now) and I agree with her, it is VERY unlikely that he could grasp any of it. I am freaking exhausted. But, my friend and I are remain close and perhaps a little stronger as the result of the experience. Her husband is still able to live in a world where there are no difficult children contaminating it. Grrrr. Bless all of you for your help. This was HARD. I appreciate the help. [/QUOTE]
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