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I get sick on roller coasters!
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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 511377"><p>I get sick on RL rollercoasters and absolutely on the emotional one we are all on....My son is as you describe and that is how he was when he was 17 and at home!!! So frustrating as a parent.... and as a parent it is so so different to watch a healthy 16 year old who is motivated. I am the same mother, and yet it is a totally different parenting experience. Yeah still a little entitlement, doesn't always do her dishes etc.... but driven in school, motivated. So I really don't think we should put all the blame on ourselves!!</p><p></p><p>As far as a 12 step program for underearners... not sure I see the connection to the issues of addiction but I do think there is a lot of value in the 12 step program, in forgiving yourself, recognizing your mistakes and making amends and moving on.... so I could see it still being helpful.</p><p></p><p>And yeah Nancy I keep hoping somehow for a complete recovery from not only substance abuse but gfgdom and that is totally unrealistic I think. My difficult child had issues before he started using... but he also was really young when he started so that normal maturity that might have helped with his issues has not happened yet either . </p><p></p><p>TL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 511377"] I get sick on RL rollercoasters and absolutely on the emotional one we are all on....My son is as you describe and that is how he was when he was 17 and at home!!! So frustrating as a parent.... and as a parent it is so so different to watch a healthy 16 year old who is motivated. I am the same mother, and yet it is a totally different parenting experience. Yeah still a little entitlement, doesn't always do her dishes etc.... but driven in school, motivated. So I really don't think we should put all the blame on ourselves!! As far as a 12 step program for underearners... not sure I see the connection to the issues of addiction but I do think there is a lot of value in the 12 step program, in forgiving yourself, recognizing your mistakes and making amends and moving on.... so I could see it still being helpful. And yeah Nancy I keep hoping somehow for a complete recovery from not only substance abuse but gfgdom and that is totally unrealistic I think. My difficult child had issues before he started using... but he also was really young when he started so that normal maturity that might have helped with his issues has not happened yet either . TL [/QUOTE]
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