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Do Relatives have brains before they open their mouth?
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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 220749" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>I think that is still a common society response. It is much easier to blame the parents than to accept there may be a mental illness in the family.</p><p></p><p>I am sorry you have to deal with this. It really is not fair!</p><p></p><p>You are a great parent and have done your job well. You had to face and overcome challenges so difficult that aunt wouldn't have a clue as to where to start if she had those challenges. </p><p></p><p>Many people do not see beyond the behavior. They can not see the wonderful child that we see in our own difficult child. We see the kind hearts, the anguish, the struggles, the lost dreams. We see the inability to make choices. We see that life is overwhelming and/or confusing for our children and their behaviors are the response to frustrations to fit in, to have friends, to enjoy life, to "get it".</p><p></p><p>Your child is a wonderful person. You have tried to pull the good parts out and teach him to control the not so good parts. You can only do so much. Ignore those mean comments from people with less than a clue than your difficult child has and stay strong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 220749, member: 5096"] I think that is still a common society response. It is much easier to blame the parents than to accept there may be a mental illness in the family. I am sorry you have to deal with this. It really is not fair! You are a great parent and have done your job well. You had to face and overcome challenges so difficult that aunt wouldn't have a clue as to where to start if she had those challenges. Many people do not see beyond the behavior. They can not see the wonderful child that we see in our own difficult child. We see the kind hearts, the anguish, the struggles, the lost dreams. We see the inability to make choices. We see that life is overwhelming and/or confusing for our children and their behaviors are the response to frustrations to fit in, to have friends, to enjoy life, to "get it". Your child is a wonderful person. You have tried to pull the good parts out and teach him to control the not so good parts. You can only do so much. Ignore those mean comments from people with less than a clue than your difficult child has and stay strong. [/QUOTE]
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