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<blockquote data-quote="RhondaVoos" data-source="post: 193388" data-attributes="member: 5868"><p>Hang in there! There are more Moms than you can count going through exactly the same thing with one or MORE kids here. You will find advice, a shoulder to cry on and if all else fails, you can find someone worse off than you are (I know that is not supposed to make us feel better, but c'mon it does help sometimes) The most recommended book here that I can see is "Parenting the explosive child" I haven't read it yet, just ordered it. We use "Parenting with Love and Logic (LoveandLogic.com click on articles for lots of free reading) saved our bacon let me tell you! We adopted two older kids from foster care, ODD issues, Attachment issues, ADHD the list goes on. 6 years later we are doing fairly well. Everyone remarks about my kids excellent manners and great behavior, they just don't see what goes on at home. We all understand that. This was not what any of us signed up for. Congrats for being brave enough to say it! That and admitting that you need help are huge challenges. You can do this, it just doesn't always feel like it. Try everything, keep what helps. It's okay to not like your kid all the time. I adopted my daughter even though i really did not like her most of the time (I have always loved her) Took about 5 years to get to where I enjoy her company. Don't beat yourself up and don't let anyone else do it either. Do the best you can with what you know and never stop learning new tricks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RhondaVoos, post: 193388, member: 5868"] Hang in there! There are more Moms than you can count going through exactly the same thing with one or MORE kids here. You will find advice, a shoulder to cry on and if all else fails, you can find someone worse off than you are (I know that is not supposed to make us feel better, but c'mon it does help sometimes) The most recommended book here that I can see is "Parenting the explosive child" I haven't read it yet, just ordered it. We use "Parenting with Love and Logic (LoveandLogic.com click on articles for lots of free reading) saved our bacon let me tell you! We adopted two older kids from foster care, ODD issues, Attachment issues, ADHD the list goes on. 6 years later we are doing fairly well. Everyone remarks about my kids excellent manners and great behavior, they just don't see what goes on at home. We all understand that. This was not what any of us signed up for. Congrats for being brave enough to say it! That and admitting that you need help are huge challenges. You can do this, it just doesn't always feel like it. Try everything, keep what helps. It's okay to not like your kid all the time. I adopted my daughter even though i really did not like her most of the time (I have always loved her) Took about 5 years to get to where I enjoy her company. Don't beat yourself up and don't let anyone else do it either. Do the best you can with what you know and never stop learning new tricks! [/QUOTE]
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