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difficult child switching physical aggression target from easy child to me?
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<blockquote data-quote="OpenWindow" data-source="post: 191379" data-attributes="member: 45"><p>Terry - although husband says he'll "do anything" to save our marriage, anything doesn't include going to a psychiatrist and considering medication. He went at one point about 7 or 8 years ago, and tried a couple of medications. He thought they didn't work and thought the psychiatrist didn't know what he was doing, so he quit. (The medications were working, in my opinion). I'm thinking he might be bipolar or borderline. He was diagnosed with ADHD when he was a kid, but not medicated or treated at all.</p><p></p><p>husband - Yes, husband's head is firmly in the sand regarding so many things. He says his childhood was a happy one, so I'm not sure where it comes from. </p><p></p><p>Midwest Mom - you're right, he is verbally abusive and it's a definite pattern. He gets angry at the kids and comes close to the line often, but I don't feel he's verbally abusive to them.</p><p></p><p>Marg - I wonder the same things sometimes, but difficult child was a difficult kid since birth. One of the things he does, though, is mimic people, and usually bad behaviors. I'm sure now he gets the way he treats me from his dad in a lot of ways. husband can't even see his own behaviors in a negative light, so I'm sure he can't empathize enough to see how difficult child is responding to it.</p><p></p><p>We argued again last night. He got very mad again but kept his control. Then he came back an hour later, crying, saying he was sorry. He said the thing he fears most is that I may be right about difficult child (that he may have hypersexual issues that need to be addressed). He said he'd agree to do whatever I wanted regarding difficult child. Just like difficult child, a moment of clarity and I guess I should appreciate it, but I'm not sure it will turn into positive action.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OpenWindow, post: 191379, member: 45"] Terry - although husband says he'll "do anything" to save our marriage, anything doesn't include going to a psychiatrist and considering medication. He went at one point about 7 or 8 years ago, and tried a couple of medications. He thought they didn't work and thought the psychiatrist didn't know what he was doing, so he quit. (The medications were working, in my opinion). I'm thinking he might be bipolar or borderline. He was diagnosed with ADHD when he was a kid, but not medicated or treated at all. husband - Yes, husband's head is firmly in the sand regarding so many things. He says his childhood was a happy one, so I'm not sure where it comes from. Midwest Mom - you're right, he is verbally abusive and it's a definite pattern. He gets angry at the kids and comes close to the line often, but I don't feel he's verbally abusive to them. Marg - I wonder the same things sometimes, but difficult child was a difficult kid since birth. One of the things he does, though, is mimic people, and usually bad behaviors. I'm sure now he gets the way he treats me from his dad in a lot of ways. husband can't even see his own behaviors in a negative light, so I'm sure he can't empathize enough to see how difficult child is responding to it. We argued again last night. He got very mad again but kept his control. Then he came back an hour later, crying, saying he was sorry. He said the thing he fears most is that I may be right about difficult child (that he may have hypersexual issues that need to be addressed). He said he'd agree to do whatever I wanted regarding difficult child. Just like difficult child, a moment of clarity and I guess I should appreciate it, but I'm not sure it will turn into positive action. [/QUOTE]
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