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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 405809" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Pam - I'd just be honest. Since C had said they weren't having a party, you had told difficult child that. difficult child does not adapt well to change at this point in his life, and you guys are working on helping him become more flexible, but in the meantime, it would have served absolutely no purpose to force difficult child to go to the party where there was a real possibility of a massive meltdown that would have stressed *everyone* out at the party. It's not about allowing a child dictate your life. It's about weighing the unique needs of your child against what you want to do and how big a price your kid *and* others will have to pay. </p><p></p><p>Since husband wanted to go, I probably would have told him to go and have a good time, and I would have stayed home with difficult child. I think you made absolutely the right call in not potentially precipitating a meltdown by forcing difficult child to go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 405809, member: 8"] Pam - I'd just be honest. Since C had said they weren't having a party, you had told difficult child that. difficult child does not adapt well to change at this point in his life, and you guys are working on helping him become more flexible, but in the meantime, it would have served absolutely no purpose to force difficult child to go to the party where there was a real possibility of a massive meltdown that would have stressed *everyone* out at the party. It's not about allowing a child dictate your life. It's about weighing the unique needs of your child against what you want to do and how big a price your kid *and* others will have to pay. Since husband wanted to go, I probably would have told him to go and have a good time, and I would have stayed home with difficult child. I think you made absolutely the right call in not potentially precipitating a meltdown by forcing difficult child to go. [/QUOTE]
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