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First NAMI support group last night
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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 381544" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>I think attending groups are a positive thing. First, there is relief that you are not alone in your struggles to raise a healthy, independent, tax paying, law abiding adult. It's sad but true that not all of our kids will be totally independent. The goal for us is to help them to live as full a life as they can handle. </p><p>I think seeing those parents whose children aren't as independent or successful as their peers is/was sobering for me. It was an awakening that this may possibly be our family. I guess it helped to prepare me for the possibilities of the future. </p><p>Your difficult child has a good a chance to be a quirky artist as a dependent, non functioning adult. Keep hope alive. She sounds as if she is not going to arrive at that point in a typical way. Be prepared to think outside the box. </p><p>All the supports and resources you get will help you keep your warrior mom hat on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 381544, member: 3"] I think attending groups are a positive thing. First, there is relief that you are not alone in your struggles to raise a healthy, independent, tax paying, law abiding adult. It's sad but true that not all of our kids will be totally independent. The goal for us is to help them to live as full a life as they can handle. I think seeing those parents whose children aren't as independent or successful as their peers is/was sobering for me. It was an awakening that this may possibly be our family. I guess it helped to prepare me for the possibilities of the future. Your difficult child has a good a chance to be a quirky artist as a dependent, non functioning adult. Keep hope alive. She sounds as if she is not going to arrive at that point in a typical way. Be prepared to think outside the box. All the supports and resources you get will help you keep your warrior mom hat on. [/QUOTE]
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