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<blockquote data-quote="butterflydreams" data-source="post: 246999"><p>I know from experience that not only are you doing the right thing, but how hard it is. The first time I hospitalized my difficult child, he was 11 yrs old too. Through tears he told me as I was walking away that he would never forgive me. Since then, he has been hospitalized 3 times plus a 3-1/2 mo stay in Residential Treatment Center (RTC), each time was hard, but not as hard as the first. Of course he doesn't want to go, but has accepted that he needed it. I think there still is a certain amount of distrust on his part because the first time, I didn't tell him ahead of time, we went, he thought it was just to talk and then when we went from the one room to the unit, he realized that he wasn't leaving. Since then I try to be as up front as possible. When he was going to Residential Treatment Center (RTC), I told him 3 days before, he cried at first, then asked when and how long. When it came to the day he was to go, he was really anxious, packed his own bag, and about an hour before we were to leave, he said ok, lets go get this over with.</p><p></p><p>Just remember, he is lashing out at you now, but deep down, he still loves you. Take this time he is in there and get some rest too. The hard work is ahead of you.</p><p></p><p>Hugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="butterflydreams, post: 246999"] I know from experience that not only are you doing the right thing, but how hard it is. The first time I hospitalized my difficult child, he was 11 yrs old too. Through tears he told me as I was walking away that he would never forgive me. Since then, he has been hospitalized 3 times plus a 3-1/2 mo stay in Residential Treatment Center (RTC), each time was hard, but not as hard as the first. Of course he doesn't want to go, but has accepted that he needed it. I think there still is a certain amount of distrust on his part because the first time, I didn't tell him ahead of time, we went, he thought it was just to talk and then when we went from the one room to the unit, he realized that he wasn't leaving. Since then I try to be as up front as possible. When he was going to Residential Treatment Center (RTC), I told him 3 days before, he cried at first, then asked when and how long. When it came to the day he was to go, he was really anxious, packed his own bag, and about an hour before we were to leave, he said ok, lets go get this over with. Just remember, he is lashing out at you now, but deep down, he still loves you. Take this time he is in there and get some rest too. The hard work is ahead of you. Hugs. [/QUOTE]
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