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<blockquote data-quote="AmericanGirl" data-source="post: 546935"><p>Sig....</p><p></p><p>I get the uncle connection. My brother and difficult child are parallels in many ways. The circumstances aren't the same as yours - but the grief is.</p><p></p><p>My brother - call him B - has a genius level IQ. He flunked out of 3 universities. Got a small job. At 33, he decided he wanted to go back to school. He graduated in 18 months with a 4.0 (took a lot of CLEP exams, etc.) while running a small business and with a family. Three years later he was a VP at a Fortune 500 company.</p><p></p><p>The problem is he is an alcoholic. He has numerous failed relationships. His children are disasters. He has zero friends and trusts no one. Sure at work, he excels but he hates everyone at every job he has ever held. It isn't ever B's fault. B is perfect. He has the emotional maturity of a six week old puppy. BUT....at work, he can contain it. At home, geez. He would call me up to 16 times a day when he was fighting with his girlfriend. Like a fool, I answered and tried to help. No more.</p><p></p><p>He is a cheapskate like you rarely see but has piles of money in the bank. In a checking account because he is too afraid to invest it. He will die alone with his anger and his money. Oh yeah....and his beer.</p><p></p><p>I've decided that praying for any outcome for difficult child is wrong for me. I once wanted him to have a solid job, own a home, have a loving family, etc. All dreams I packed up and mailed far away from here.</p><p></p><p>I simply pray that he will open his heart.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AmericanGirl, post: 546935"] Sig.... I get the uncle connection. My brother and difficult child are parallels in many ways. The circumstances aren't the same as yours - but the grief is. My brother - call him B - has a genius level IQ. He flunked out of 3 universities. Got a small job. At 33, he decided he wanted to go back to school. He graduated in 18 months with a 4.0 (took a lot of CLEP exams, etc.) while running a small business and with a family. Three years later he was a VP at a Fortune 500 company. The problem is he is an alcoholic. He has numerous failed relationships. His children are disasters. He has zero friends and trusts no one. Sure at work, he excels but he hates everyone at every job he has ever held. It isn't ever B's fault. B is perfect. He has the emotional maturity of a six week old puppy. BUT....at work, he can contain it. At home, geez. He would call me up to 16 times a day when he was fighting with his girlfriend. Like a fool, I answered and tried to help. No more. He is a cheapskate like you rarely see but has piles of money in the bank. In a checking account because he is too afraid to invest it. He will die alone with his anger and his money. Oh yeah....and his beer. I've decided that praying for any outcome for difficult child is wrong for me. I once wanted him to have a solid job, own a home, have a loving family, etc. All dreams I packed up and mailed far away from here. I simply pray that he will open his heart. [/QUOTE]
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