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Just musing: Whom do you tell? Friends? Family? No one?
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<blockquote data-quote="MaggieDawn70" data-source="post: 458923" data-attributes="member: 12702"><p>I only discuss my difficult child with my husband/difficult child's stepdad and some to my mom. I am a really private person and not one to share much. I've allowed the situation to turn me into a bit of a hermit, I wouldn't recommend it. Some people have better luck in sharing that kind of info with others and I'm not one to take chances with disclosure. To give you an idea, my in-laws, step kids, and my own dad have absolutely no clue what my difficult child has done over the last 6-7+ years. I've gotten good at compartmentalization and responding "she's fine" when anyone asks. Most who know me, they know I'm not a big talker anyway and they don't get pushy with the questions.</p><p></p><p>I've been burned a couple of times, back when my difficult child first began behaving badly. I was a little more open then and did try talking about the situation with a couple different folks. I got the judgment/parental criticism and that was enough for me. My ex, difficult child's bio dad, he feels the same way I do but is more isolated than I am; he's also single and lives alone. He has been depressed for years and has a serious drinking problem. Neither one of us has dealt with this really well but his situation is much worse than mine, it's sad. His family turned on him too, as difficult child pulled a lot of her "stunts" around them. </p><p></p><p>My ex and me are the poster children for what NOT to do. A good support system is important and my ex does not have one at all, mine is pretty limited.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MaggieDawn70, post: 458923, member: 12702"] I only discuss my difficult child with my husband/difficult child's stepdad and some to my mom. I am a really private person and not one to share much. I've allowed the situation to turn me into a bit of a hermit, I wouldn't recommend it. Some people have better luck in sharing that kind of info with others and I'm not one to take chances with disclosure. To give you an idea, my in-laws, step kids, and my own dad have absolutely no clue what my difficult child has done over the last 6-7+ years. I've gotten good at compartmentalization and responding "she's fine" when anyone asks. Most who know me, they know I'm not a big talker anyway and they don't get pushy with the questions. I've been burned a couple of times, back when my difficult child first began behaving badly. I was a little more open then and did try talking about the situation with a couple different folks. I got the judgment/parental criticism and that was enough for me. My ex, difficult child's bio dad, he feels the same way I do but is more isolated than I am; he's also single and lives alone. He has been depressed for years and has a serious drinking problem. Neither one of us has dealt with this really well but his situation is much worse than mine, it's sad. His family turned on him too, as difficult child pulled a lot of her "stunts" around them. My ex and me are the poster children for what NOT to do. A good support system is important and my ex does not have one at all, mine is pretty limited. [/QUOTE]
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