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husband and I keep getting stronger despite difficult child use and abuse...
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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 641831" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>Hi LMS. It is so good to from you. I am glad that you and your husband are finally putting yourselves first. You are correct that once a difficult child has reached their middle twenties it is time to let go and let them figure things out.</p><p></p><p>My husband and I have finally reached that point (with the help of a therapist) and are not paying for anything for our difficult child. After a couple of weeks of phone calls saying she was living on the street and "doing things" she never thought she would do, she suddenly found herself a halfway house, and IOP, a job, and has managed to pay for her phone and transportation to and from her job.</p><p></p><p>She is even riding the bus system which she swore she would never do. It is amazing how resourceful she has become now that she knows we are serious about our boundaries.</p><p></p><p>Your difficult child will figure things out but even if he doesn't, he needs to learn that he can't manipulate you anymore. His text should go down as the War and Peace of manipulation in our SA archives. </p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 641831, member: 1967"] Hi LMS. It is so good to from you. I am glad that you and your husband are finally putting yourselves first. You are correct that once a difficult child has reached their middle twenties it is time to let go and let them figure things out. My husband and I have finally reached that point (with the help of a therapist) and are not paying for anything for our difficult child. After a couple of weeks of phone calls saying she was living on the street and "doing things" she never thought she would do, she suddenly found herself a halfway house, and IOP, a job, and has managed to pay for her phone and transportation to and from her job. She is even riding the bus system which she swore she would never do. It is amazing how resourceful she has become now that she knows we are serious about our boundaries. Your difficult child will figure things out but even if he doesn't, he needs to learn that he can't manipulate you anymore. His text should go down as the War and Peace of manipulation in our SA archives. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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