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<blockquote data-quote="HeadlightsMom" data-source="post: 637517" data-attributes="member: 18284"><p>Bone Weary -- You are so courageously honest and I thoroughly respect that! You will get to where you want to be. You are already on your way! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> And I love The Green Mile.... Next time I see it I'll think of you when I hear the quote about using their love against them. So true, and so sharp of you to note it!</p><p></p><p>Lucy & In a Daze --- Weight loss. Oy. It is a brutal way to lose weight, isn't it? However.......am I the only one who GAINS weight during stress? LOLOL! I'm not kidding. difficult child stress is so hard on my bod! Cortisol is not my friend! I've very physically active, but stress makes me gain weight. I've never been then, but I've always been athletic. But, I swear, this difficult child stuff put 25 lbs on me. And it's 25 lbs I did not need! LOL!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Cedar --- Powerful. Well put. Your daughter and our son have that same thing in common. And, truth be told, I think that will be the single hardest element of staying sober for our son....that revving sensation. So well said, Cedar. Note, this "revving" sensation is one of the reasons I chose HeadlightsMom as my moniker/logo for this forum. Revving, then blinding, the.....Medic! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> That's how my experience of raising difficult child has most often felt.</p><p></p><p>Cedar -- Also, thank you so much for sharing more about your daughter. I can picture what you describe. And I can feel it in your heart, the way you use your words so well. I'm newer to this forum and still trying to learn (and keep) everyone's stories straight. It helps me greatly to hear older tidbits as much as hearing newer tidbits. I'm with you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HeadlightsMom, post: 637517, member: 18284"] Bone Weary -- You are so courageously honest and I thoroughly respect that! You will get to where you want to be. You are already on your way! :) And I love The Green Mile.... Next time I see it I'll think of you when I hear the quote about using their love against them. So true, and so sharp of you to note it! Lucy & In a Daze --- Weight loss. Oy. It is a brutal way to lose weight, isn't it? However.......am I the only one who GAINS weight during stress? LOLOL! I'm not kidding. difficult child stress is so hard on my bod! Cortisol is not my friend! I've very physically active, but stress makes me gain weight. I've never been then, but I've always been athletic. But, I swear, this difficult child stuff put 25 lbs on me. And it's 25 lbs I did not need! LOL! Cedar --- Powerful. Well put. Your daughter and our son have that same thing in common. And, truth be told, I think that will be the single hardest element of staying sober for our son....that revving sensation. So well said, Cedar. Note, this "revving" sensation is one of the reasons I chose HeadlightsMom as my moniker/logo for this forum. Revving, then blinding, the.....Medic! :) That's how my experience of raising difficult child has most often felt. Cedar -- Also, thank you so much for sharing more about your daughter. I can picture what you describe. And I can feel it in your heart, the way you use your words so well. I'm newer to this forum and still trying to learn (and keep) everyone's stories straight. It helps me greatly to hear older tidbits as much as hearing newer tidbits. I'm with you! [/QUOTE]
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