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Happy 20th Birthday to my difficult child......
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<blockquote data-quote="JKF" data-source="post: 629884" data-attributes="member: 12470"><p>Thank you all so much for your kind words and support. I have read and re-read your replies at least 10 times today. Today was so hard. It crushed my heart to basically ignore difficult child's birthday. Especially his 20th. A new decade for him. It shouldn't have to be like this but it is and it makes me sad. </p><p></p><p>I actually spoke to him a couple times today. I tried to encourage him and remind him that his first 20 years are now behind him and it's possible for him to make these next 20 the best of his life. He didn't seem very encouraged by that so I didn't push it. I also spoke with him about his future plans and asked if he was planning on therapy and medication. He said he doesn't know yet. He is totally against therapy but might be willing to take medications. I reminded him that if he wants a relationship with us he needs to do therapy and we would even do it with him if he thought it would help. He said he'd think about it so I left it at that. </p><p></p><p>It also made my heart hurt that only 5 or 6 people wished him Happy Birthday on Facebook. It's like no one cares and that to me is the worst. He has no one. He just posted that his day sucked and "here's to another year of living a bittersweet nightmare". </p><p></p><p>Anyway - tomorrow's a new day and I look forward to getting past today. One day at a time. One step at a time. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent using ConductDisorders mobile app</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JKF, post: 629884, member: 12470"] Thank you all so much for your kind words and support. I have read and re-read your replies at least 10 times today. Today was so hard. It crushed my heart to basically ignore difficult child's birthday. Especially his 20th. A new decade for him. It shouldn't have to be like this but it is and it makes me sad. I actually spoke to him a couple times today. I tried to encourage him and remind him that his first 20 years are now behind him and it's possible for him to make these next 20 the best of his life. He didn't seem very encouraged by that so I didn't push it. I also spoke with him about his future plans and asked if he was planning on therapy and medication. He said he doesn't know yet. He is totally against therapy but might be willing to take medications. I reminded him that if he wants a relationship with us he needs to do therapy and we would even do it with him if he thought it would help. He said he'd think about it so I left it at that. It also made my heart hurt that only 5 or 6 people wished him Happy Birthday on Facebook. It's like no one cares and that to me is the worst. He has no one. He just posted that his day sucked and "here's to another year of living a bittersweet nightmare". Anyway - tomorrow's a new day and I look forward to getting past today. One day at a time. One step at a time. Sent using ConductDisorders mobile app [/QUOTE]
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