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difficult child caused a wonderful day to end on a rotten note!!
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<blockquote data-quote="Mom2oddson" data-source="post: 164305" data-attributes="member: 65"><p>My heart has been hurting for the last couple of days. It took a while to see that it's grief that I'm feeling. I grieve for what could have been. And I grieve more over the pain that difficult child is going to suffer going down the path that he has choosen. </p><p></p><p>Maybe because I see myself in difficult child...or at least my old self. Like difficult child I had no self-esteem and was extremely co-dependant. Even though I've had a million talks with difficult child over the years about co-dependancy. difficult child will have to learn the hard way. </p><p></p><p>I know that he hurts too. He thinks his siblings are spoiled and get anything they want and he gets nothing. Even though everything that they have is and has been offered to him, he's not willing to pay the price: "follow the rules". And we have such tough rules - "do your school work". That's the biggest rule in the house, beside "Please put your dishes in the sink, not behind the furniture". </p><p></p><p>easy child's gone over to visit difficult child several times since he left. Just to make sure that difficult child was okay. While he's there, difficult child makes a big deal about how great his life is and how sorry he feels for easy child having to live with all the rules. easy child says that difficult child is trying convince himself that he's happy. It's sad when another teenager can see through the act. </p><p></p><p>difficult child is a smart kid. When he hits bottom and starts to get up - he'll go far. I know he will.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mom2oddson, post: 164305, member: 65"] My heart has been hurting for the last couple of days. It took a while to see that it's grief that I'm feeling. I grieve for what could have been. And I grieve more over the pain that difficult child is going to suffer going down the path that he has choosen. Maybe because I see myself in difficult child...or at least my old self. Like difficult child I had no self-esteem and was extremely co-dependant. Even though I've had a million talks with difficult child over the years about co-dependancy. difficult child will have to learn the hard way. I know that he hurts too. He thinks his siblings are spoiled and get anything they want and he gets nothing. Even though everything that they have is and has been offered to him, he's not willing to pay the price: "follow the rules". And we have such tough rules - "do your school work". That's the biggest rule in the house, beside "Please put your dishes in the sink, not behind the furniture". easy child's gone over to visit difficult child several times since he left. Just to make sure that difficult child was okay. While he's there, difficult child makes a big deal about how great his life is and how sorry he feels for easy child having to live with all the rules. easy child says that difficult child is trying convince himself that he's happy. It's sad when another teenager can see through the act. difficult child is a smart kid. When he hits bottom and starts to get up - he'll go far. I know he will. [/QUOTE]
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