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Detecting a sense of quiet resignation among many of us...
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<blockquote data-quote="AmericanGirl" data-source="post: 550206"><p>Sig,</p><p></p><p>Thank you for the beautifully written post.</p><p></p><p>Count me in as a member of the club. I've realized in the last few days that I've been a lot happier recently. Why? Because I have stopped focusing on difficult child. I don't think about him nearly as much as I did - and thankfully, my dreams of him finally doing the right thing are tapering off dramatically. </p><p></p><p>I've sorted through his room. Some went to the trash, some to Goodwill and the rest is stored in bins in a large basement closet. My goal is to get everything that belongs to him in that closet in the next week or so.</p><p></p><p>At the same time, I am focusing on me. My new nutrition/exercise plan is going well and taking up a lot of time. I also decided to see a highly-recommended chiropractor for stubborn back pains. I'm seeing him three times a week for a while but I feel SO much better.</p><p></p><p>Encounters with difficult children are still problematic - like the Beg-Fest he performed on Thursday asking for his car back. I told him I was going to hang up and I loved him. I could still hear him pleading as the receiver clicked off. Progress...</p><p></p><p>I'm not gong anywhere either. Will be here in good and bad times. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AmericanGirl, post: 550206"] Sig, Thank you for the beautifully written post. Count me in as a member of the club. I've realized in the last few days that I've been a lot happier recently. Why? Because I have stopped focusing on difficult child. I don't think about him nearly as much as I did - and thankfully, my dreams of him finally doing the right thing are tapering off dramatically. I've sorted through his room. Some went to the trash, some to Goodwill and the rest is stored in bins in a large basement closet. My goal is to get everything that belongs to him in that closet in the next week or so. At the same time, I am focusing on me. My new nutrition/exercise plan is going well and taking up a lot of time. I also decided to see a highly-recommended chiropractor for stubborn back pains. I'm seeing him three times a week for a while but I feel SO much better. Encounters with difficult children are still problematic - like the Beg-Fest he performed on Thursday asking for his car back. I told him I was going to hang up and I loved him. I could still hear him pleading as the receiver clicked off. Progress... I'm not gong anywhere either. Will be here in good and bad times. :) [/QUOTE]
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