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<blockquote data-quote="howlongto18" data-source="post: 229494" data-attributes="member: 3129"><p>"In between outbursts W is pretty normal, funny, huggy. He's not hostile 24/7."</p><p></p><p>This comment struck a little bit of a chord with me, because I think sometimes we tend to blame ourselves for our kids bad behaviors because we know they can be sweet and loving, so we have a hard time accepting the reality that their good behavior in no way excuses their bad behavior or makes up for it. </p><p></p><p>I constantly have to remind myself not to get sucked into that way of thinking. No matter how loving and sugary sweet he can be... and he can be intensely so... I have to remember that he's apt to flip anytime, and that isn't a reflection of me. </p><p></p><p>I don't know if this is true for most of you, but I've always thought of Carlos as an exclamation point. When he's happy, he's ecstatic. When he's sad he's in the throes of depression. When he's nervous he's petrified. When he's angry, he's a torrential storm. My mother used to always refer to it as gusto, but that doesn't even seem to do justice to it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="howlongto18, post: 229494, member: 3129"] "In between outbursts W is pretty normal, funny, huggy. He's not hostile 24/7." This comment struck a little bit of a chord with me, because I think sometimes we tend to blame ourselves for our kids bad behaviors because we know they can be sweet and loving, so we have a hard time accepting the reality that their good behavior in no way excuses their bad behavior or makes up for it. I constantly have to remind myself not to get sucked into that way of thinking. No matter how loving and sugary sweet he can be... and he can be intensely so... I have to remember that he's apt to flip anytime, and that isn't a reflection of me. I don't know if this is true for most of you, but I've always thought of Carlos as an exclamation point. When he's happy, he's ecstatic. When he's sad he's in the throes of depression. When he's nervous he's petrified. When he's angry, he's a torrential storm. My mother used to always refer to it as gusto, but that doesn't even seem to do justice to it. [/QUOTE]
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