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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 527732" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><span style="font-size: 10px">Hmm, I could have written your post! My now 22 difficult child STILL is difficult about washing regularly and even skips brushing her teeth! EW and she smokes and drinks coffee nonstop so you just imagine how hideous her breath is. She uses deaoderant and I have a feeling it's because it's her way of disguising her odors. Gross.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><span style="font-size: 10px">Like you, I tried everything, incentives, punishments, even shame, which I'm not proud to admit. Nothing worked. The only thing that slightly helped was allowing her to choose the three days minimum she had to shower. Does your daughter shower or only take baths? Showering may make it more difficult for her to skip her hair washing...my difficult child used to wet her hair and tell me she washed it, but it was clear she hadn't washed it and it smelled. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><span style="font-size: 10px">Recently, my difficult child stated that she hates showering because she hates being wet. But I think she's BS-ing me because once she's in there, she's fine with showering, shaving, etc. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><span style="font-size: 10px">Sometimes, the only thing you can do it allow natural consequenses to solve an issue, such as being made fun of or having an acquiantance or teacher comment to her about her odor. IOW, you cannot always save her from herself - she may have to be shamed or embarrassed by her appearance and/or odor before she realizes how important it is to practice daily personal hygiene. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><span style="font-size: 10px">Like you, I often wondered why boys were attracted to her, what with her oily hair, hairy legs and smelly body. Her fiance (yes, she lives with him and they are to be married next year!) showers daily - he works outdoors and gets dirty. Maybe our difficult child's think because they aren't getting filthy there is no need to shower daily?? </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><span style="font-size: 10px">Best of luck.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 527732, member: 2211"] [COLOR=#0000cd][SIZE=2]Hmm, I could have written your post! My now 22 difficult child STILL is difficult about washing regularly and even skips brushing her teeth! EW and she smokes and drinks coffee nonstop so you just imagine how hideous her breath is. She uses deaoderant and I have a feeling it's because it's her way of disguising her odors. Gross. Like you, I tried everything, incentives, punishments, even shame, which I'm not proud to admit. Nothing worked. The only thing that slightly helped was allowing her to choose the three days minimum she had to shower. Does your daughter shower or only take baths? Showering may make it more difficult for her to skip her hair washing...my difficult child used to wet her hair and tell me she washed it, but it was clear she hadn't washed it and it smelled. Recently, my difficult child stated that she hates showering because she hates being wet. But I think she's BS-ing me because once she's in there, she's fine with showering, shaving, etc. Sometimes, the only thing you can do it allow natural consequenses to solve an issue, such as being made fun of or having an acquiantance or teacher comment to her about her odor. IOW, you cannot always save her from herself - she may have to be shamed or embarrassed by her appearance and/or odor before she realizes how important it is to practice daily personal hygiene. Like you, I often wondered why boys were attracted to her, what with her oily hair, hairy legs and smelly body. Her fiance (yes, she lives with him and they are to be married next year!) showers daily - he works outdoors and gets dirty. Maybe our difficult child's think because they aren't getting filthy there is no need to shower daily?? Best of luck.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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