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How to recover ourselves after difficult child-induced trauma?
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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 595763" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Oh Barbara, I completely understand. And the reality tv shows made me giggle. Around here, we call it Horrified Fascination Television (HFTV for short), and we actually PVR some of the shows. (Money Moron is my current favourite).</p><p></p><p>husband is Mr. Fixit, whereas I tend to hang back let the Monsterz figure stuff out on their own. I've watched husband tie himself up in knots trying to fix things for difficult child, Step-D, even his older sister who is a full-blown difficult child in her own right. I realized this was a huge issue when I saw that husband was still tying difficult child's shoes for him. At SIXTEEN! </p><p></p><p>Over the years we've worked on this. A LOT! I have taught husband my stock phrase: "You're resourceful. What do you think you should do about that?" </p><p></p><p>It really helps a lot. Important: do not put the emphasis on the word "you" or your difficult child will hear it as blame.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 595763, member: 3907"] Oh Barbara, I completely understand. And the reality tv shows made me giggle. Around here, we call it Horrified Fascination Television (HFTV for short), and we actually PVR some of the shows. (Money Moron is my current favourite). husband is Mr. Fixit, whereas I tend to hang back let the Monsterz figure stuff out on their own. I've watched husband tie himself up in knots trying to fix things for difficult child, Step-D, even his older sister who is a full-blown difficult child in her own right. I realized this was a huge issue when I saw that husband was still tying difficult child's shoes for him. At SIXTEEN! Over the years we've worked on this. A LOT! I have taught husband my stock phrase: "You're resourceful. What do you think you should do about that?" It really helps a lot. Important: do not put the emphasis on the word "you" or your difficult child will hear it as blame. [/QUOTE]
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