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is there any way to recover positive feelings for difficult child?
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<blockquote data-quote="Calamity Jane" data-source="post: 591438" data-attributes="member: 13882"><p>Hi KSM,</p><p></p><p>You've been given great advice here from board sisters.</p><p></p><p>I too hear the sorrow in your post, and of course, that's why we're all here for each other; we understand, we have been there done that.</p><p></p><p>Relationships, esp. familial relationships are meant to be reciprocal. Love is to be shared with each other. If a significant trust issue drives a wedge in a relationship, it is very, very difficult to overcome, particularly when the person who is lying expresses no remorse. It demeans us as humans to be treated that way. Now, this IS a typical typical teen thing, but as someone else said, typical teen combined with difficult child is magnified, and not in a good way. Who knows if you can ever recover positive feelings - that depends on a lot of things that we cannot predict - you can only deal with the "now".</p><p></p><p>I agree that you should consult a therapist, and seek the company of those who validate you (this board is a good place to start!) and to also find pastimes that rejuvenate your spirit. The serenity prayer really helps - there are some things we just cannot change, and recognizing those things is a gift and a challenge. (((Hugs)))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calamity Jane, post: 591438, member: 13882"] Hi KSM, You've been given great advice here from board sisters. I too hear the sorrow in your post, and of course, that's why we're all here for each other; we understand, we have been there done that. Relationships, esp. familial relationships are meant to be reciprocal. Love is to be shared with each other. If a significant trust issue drives a wedge in a relationship, it is very, very difficult to overcome, particularly when the person who is lying expresses no remorse. It demeans us as humans to be treated that way. Now, this IS a typical typical teen thing, but as someone else said, typical teen combined with difficult child is magnified, and not in a good way. Who knows if you can ever recover positive feelings - that depends on a lot of things that we cannot predict - you can only deal with the "now". I agree that you should consult a therapist, and seek the company of those who validate you (this board is a good place to start!) and to also find pastimes that rejuvenate your spirit. The serenity prayer really helps - there are some things we just cannot change, and recognizing those things is a gift and a challenge. (((Hugs))) [/QUOTE]
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