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<blockquote data-quote="SeekingStrength" data-source="post: 626339" data-attributes="member: 17635"><p>I agree. It took me much longer.</p><p></p><p>For a year and a little more, i believed difficult child HAD changed. He and his girlfriend had moved to a town he loved and to which he always hoped to return. They had saved about $3000 to make it happen. They rented a nice apartment (not fancy, but much better than husband and i lived in back when!). They had a cat and a dog and referred to each other as "mom" and "dad" when referencing the pets. girlfriend had a good job; difficult child had two part time jobs. One of his jobs was with the downtown association. difficult child has a felony and many misdemeanors. He seemed to have a life way better than i ever expected. And, i had prayed, so i was very ready to believe those prayers had been answered.</p><p></p><p>It was a temporary facade. Before long, it was the same old, same old.</p><p></p><p>So......i am accepting. His outlook on the world did not change, his sense of entitlement---as strong as ever. He is smarter than any therapist, so he believes.</p><p></p><p>I never, ever wanted to accept this for him. But, I am getting there...fairly quickly, considering the 15 years i drug my feet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SeekingStrength, post: 626339, member: 17635"] I agree. It took me much longer. For a year and a little more, i believed difficult child HAD changed. He and his girlfriend had moved to a town he loved and to which he always hoped to return. They had saved about $3000 to make it happen. They rented a nice apartment (not fancy, but much better than husband and i lived in back when!). They had a cat and a dog and referred to each other as "mom" and "dad" when referencing the pets. girlfriend had a good job; difficult child had two part time jobs. One of his jobs was with the downtown association. difficult child has a felony and many misdemeanors. He seemed to have a life way better than i ever expected. And, i had prayed, so i was very ready to believe those prayers had been answered. It was a temporary facade. Before long, it was the same old, same old. So......i am accepting. His outlook on the world did not change, his sense of entitlement---as strong as ever. He is smarter than any therapist, so he believes. I never, ever wanted to accept this for him. But, I am getting there...fairly quickly, considering the 15 years i drug my feet. [/QUOTE]
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