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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 598422" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>(((hugs))) Barbara</p><p></p><p>Acceptance of our difficult children for the people they are after a lifetime of being their warrior parent in a constant battle of sorts to help them be the best person they can possibly be can be one of the hardest lessons a parent has to learn. I don't think it is necessarily that we ever believed they would be "normal", but I think along the years we get so caught up in the process that it is hard to step back and know when to turn it off and just accept them as they are. I think we also, as parents, go through a sort of grieving process at this point for the person we had hoped that perhaps they could become as adults. I don't think we give up hope, I think we tuck it away somewhere like a little room in our hearts, close the door, and move forward in a new role, a new stage in our lives. </p><p></p><p>(((hugs)))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 598422, member: 84"] (((hugs))) Barbara Acceptance of our difficult children for the people they are after a lifetime of being their warrior parent in a constant battle of sorts to help them be the best person they can possibly be can be one of the hardest lessons a parent has to learn. I don't think it is necessarily that we ever believed they would be "normal", but I think along the years we get so caught up in the process that it is hard to step back and know when to turn it off and just accept them as they are. I think we also, as parents, go through a sort of grieving process at this point for the person we had hoped that perhaps they could become as adults. I don't think we give up hope, I think we tuck it away somewhere like a little room in our hearts, close the door, and move forward in a new role, a new stage in our lives. (((hugs))) [/QUOTE]
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