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How do you get extended family to back off?
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<blockquote data-quote="cmfout" data-source="post: 424725"><p>My family goes both ways. Some of them - my sister and her kids especially, but the others at times too - are always out for themselves. Other times, most of them can be wonderfully supportive but totally lost at the same time.</p><p>The problem with my brother and father is simply that they don't understand that Jacob isn't "normal". There are no outward signs, nothing you can look at him and see, so they expect him to be like my siblings and I were when we were teenagers. They keep thinking that if I'd raised him like we were raised he wouldn't have his attitudes and problems. Unfortunately, the real world doesn't work that way. My parents were fortunate to have 4 kids who didn't have problems. It seems that no amount of talking to them or explaining helps. They just have it in their heads that because he can't focus well, he's stupid or something. It's driving all of us insane!</p><p> </p><p>Nomad, thank you for your kind words. Jacob has done an amazing job of bettering himself and I couldn't be more proud of him. He's ready to take a fair punishment for his actions and he understands that what he did was wrong. His only problem with it is that the diversion program seems to be holding the actions of his older brother against him. That's something we're working with them on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cmfout, post: 424725"] My family goes both ways. Some of them - my sister and her kids especially, but the others at times too - are always out for themselves. Other times, most of them can be wonderfully supportive but totally lost at the same time. The problem with my brother and father is simply that they don't understand that Jacob isn't "normal". There are no outward signs, nothing you can look at him and see, so they expect him to be like my siblings and I were when we were teenagers. They keep thinking that if I'd raised him like we were raised he wouldn't have his attitudes and problems. Unfortunately, the real world doesn't work that way. My parents were fortunate to have 4 kids who didn't have problems. It seems that no amount of talking to them or explaining helps. They just have it in their heads that because he can't focus well, he's stupid or something. It's driving all of us insane! Nomad, thank you for your kind words. Jacob has done an amazing job of bettering himself and I couldn't be more proud of him. He's ready to take a fair punishment for his actions and he understands that what he did was wrong. His only problem with it is that the diversion program seems to be holding the actions of his older brother against him. That's something we're working with them on. [/QUOTE]
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