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How old was your difficult child when you knew?
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<blockquote data-quote="emotionallybankrupt" data-source="post: 345687" data-attributes="member: 8226"><p>I didn't really "know" until she was 12, but in hindsight, there were SO many indicators of trouble. Even in the hospital nursery right after birth, the nurses commented about her terrible temper. When she was a toddler, I talked with the pediatrician about the defiance I was struggling with. His implication was that maybe I just wasn't intimidating enough. He told me that it could be that this was an area where "dad would have to step in" to get her attention. That didn't work either, though. I well remember the show-down between her and dad when she was five, with him sternly scolding her, as she stared him down with jaw set and eyes blazing.</p><p> </p><p>It was after that incident, after sending her to her room, that he turned to me with the most amazing "oh @#$# expression," and said, "Wow... She's just like me."</p><p> </p><p>Still, I didn't get it. I knew she was bold and strong-willed, but I didn't get it--until after he was deceased. Oh, how I wish he could have been here to help me find our way through the full-blown mess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emotionallybankrupt, post: 345687, member: 8226"] I didn't really "know" until she was 12, but in hindsight, there were SO many indicators of trouble. Even in the hospital nursery right after birth, the nurses commented about her terrible temper. When she was a toddler, I talked with the pediatrician about the defiance I was struggling with. His implication was that maybe I just wasn't intimidating enough. He told me that it could be that this was an area where "dad would have to step in" to get her attention. That didn't work either, though. I well remember the show-down between her and dad when she was five, with him sternly scolding her, as she stared him down with jaw set and eyes blazing. It was after that incident, after sending her to her room, that he turned to me with the most amazing "oh @#$# expression," and said, "Wow... She's just like me." Still, I didn't get it. I knew she was bold and strong-willed, but I didn't get it--until after he was deceased. Oh, how I wish he could have been here to help me find our way through the full-blown mess. [/QUOTE]
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