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Moving toward grief and depression
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<blockquote data-quote="Beta" data-source="post: 757471" data-attributes="member: 22597"><p>Coming to that point where you accept things "as they are" without putting yourself through the shame and grief of "what could have been," is the hardest thing with kids like ours. I think I will begin praying for that acceptance, even as I pray for God to change him. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I am really bad about doing just this very thing. I think I/we mistakenly believe that worrying will somehow change the outcome or at least mitigate it so it "softens the blow." </p><p></p><p>Thanks again for all of you who chimed in to respond. Posting is so helpful because I think it helps us "feel" our feelings, which I think helps temper them a bit so they're not so overwhelming, and helps us sort things in our mind and gain some perspective. The behaviors of our Difficult Child's and the things they say can be so mind blowing at times that it's good to work through it with others who can see what might not be obvious to us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beta, post: 757471, member: 22597"] Coming to that point where you accept things "as they are" without putting yourself through the shame and grief of "what could have been," is the hardest thing with kids like ours. I think I will begin praying for that acceptance, even as I pray for God to change him. I am really bad about doing just this very thing. I think I/we mistakenly believe that worrying will somehow change the outcome or at least mitigate it so it "softens the blow." Thanks again for all of you who chimed in to respond. Posting is so helpful because I think it helps us "feel" our feelings, which I think helps temper them a bit so they're not so overwhelming, and helps us sort things in our mind and gain some perspective. The behaviors of our Difficult Child's and the things they say can be so mind blowing at times that it's good to work through it with others who can see what might not be obvious to us. [/QUOTE]
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