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difficult child -- the positive and the negative
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<blockquote data-quote="Estherfromjerusalem" data-source="post: 319368" data-attributes="member: 77"><p>Suz, Nomad, DDD and Fran,</p><p></p><p>Thanks for your replies. I know I am lucky, and that many many parents are coping with problems much harder than mine to cope with, so this board really helps me keep a sense of proportion. He is sticking to the job so far (a week) and seems to like it. He seems to be a little bit calmer in the evenings. He knows he has to get his sleeping in better order, since he has been used to going to sleep at about 5 in the morning and getting up at about 2 or 3 in the afternoon. Now -- he has to be at work at 9, so he has to be out of the house by about 8:15, and he is doing it (so far) and enjoying it. Long may it last!</p><p></p><p>My problem seems to be that my resistance/defense mechanisms have become weaker with the years. It's as if I have become worn out, and the thick skin I once had developed has become very very thin. I am old -- 64 -- that is an age when the nerves aren't in as great shape as they once were, and it is all just getting me down. He is such a hypochondriac as well, and I feel as if I have no empathy when he gets yet another sore throat. But he still went to work this morning even though he didn't feel well, which is A GOOD THING.</p><p></p><p>So here's hoping. I no longer hold my breath thinking that this will be the great turnaround in his life. He has ruined so many chances, he has been given so many chances, and he manages to waste most of them. So I pray that this time, maybe, just maybe . . .</p><p></p><p>Thanks for listening to my rambling grumbling. Sorry to be so negative.</p><p></p><p>Love, Esther</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Estherfromjerusalem, post: 319368, member: 77"] Suz, Nomad, DDD and Fran, Thanks for your replies. I know I am lucky, and that many many parents are coping with problems much harder than mine to cope with, so this board really helps me keep a sense of proportion. He is sticking to the job so far (a week) and seems to like it. He seems to be a little bit calmer in the evenings. He knows he has to get his sleeping in better order, since he has been used to going to sleep at about 5 in the morning and getting up at about 2 or 3 in the afternoon. Now -- he has to be at work at 9, so he has to be out of the house by about 8:15, and he is doing it (so far) and enjoying it. Long may it last! My problem seems to be that my resistance/defense mechanisms have become weaker with the years. It's as if I have become worn out, and the thick skin I once had developed has become very very thin. I am old -- 64 -- that is an age when the nerves aren't in as great shape as they once were, and it is all just getting me down. He is such a hypochondriac as well, and I feel as if I have no empathy when he gets yet another sore throat. But he still went to work this morning even though he didn't feel well, which is A GOOD THING. So here's hoping. I no longer hold my breath thinking that this will be the great turnaround in his life. He has ruined so many chances, he has been given so many chances, and he manages to waste most of them. So I pray that this time, maybe, just maybe . . . Thanks for listening to my rambling grumbling. Sorry to be so negative. Love, Esther [/QUOTE]
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