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<blockquote data-quote="Bunny" data-source="post: 576619" data-attributes="member: 15810"><p>No, it does not make you a bad person. I get a milder version of this with my difficult child sometimes. He says that I only go to his things, like concerts or sporting events that he is participating in, because I'm his mom and I "have" to be there. If I don't go then that will just prove to everyone else what he's been saying all along: that I'm a terrible mother who does not love her son. I have felt the same way you feel. Nothing I ever do is good enough for him. I could be his best cheerleader, but he only remembers that Gram and Grandpa were there. </p><p></p><p>It's frustrating and hurtful because you want to see her do well and succeed, but it only opens you up to ever more criticism. I wish I had some words of wisdom for you, but I can only say that I understand completely how you feel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bunny, post: 576619, member: 15810"] No, it does not make you a bad person. I get a milder version of this with my difficult child sometimes. He says that I only go to his things, like concerts or sporting events that he is participating in, because I'm his mom and I "have" to be there. If I don't go then that will just prove to everyone else what he's been saying all along: that I'm a terrible mother who does not love her son. I have felt the same way you feel. Nothing I ever do is good enough for him. I could be his best cheerleader, but he only remembers that Gram and Grandpa were there. It's frustrating and hurtful because you want to see her do well and succeed, but it only opens you up to ever more criticism. I wish I had some words of wisdom for you, but I can only say that I understand completely how you feel. [/QUOTE]
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