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<blockquote data-quote="Methuselah" data-source="post: 486978" data-attributes="member: 12725"><p>Petunia, I smiled through your post. A lot of us have written the same post. I wish I had answers for you. I don't. I've detached quite a bit from difficult child 1, as she has deliberately caused harm to me and my family. (All while appearing über sweet to the outside world.) I purchase only what I have to. No perks for her, unless she starts treating us better. Thanks to her, I learned from CPS I'm not legally obligated to be a great mom ... just adequate.( I wish she would just let me be her mom ) Because my difficult child 1 is immune to consequences, her behavior doesn't change. I worry about my boys the way you do your younger one. We love them, guide them and pray heavily. So far, so good. Their thought process is completely different than the girls, and parenting sticks with them. The girls? Not so much. </p><p></p><p>You will have a lot of book suggestions. So here it goes: A book that has been eye opening for me is Character Disturbances by George K. Simon. He also has a web site: manipulative-people.com. The book isn't for everyone, but your difficult child sounds similar to mine. </p><p></p><p>Welcome. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Methuselah, post: 486978, member: 12725"] Petunia, I smiled through your post. A lot of us have written the same post. I wish I had answers for you. I don't. I've detached quite a bit from difficult child 1, as she has deliberately caused harm to me and my family. (All while appearing über sweet to the outside world.) I purchase only what I have to. No perks for her, unless she starts treating us better. Thanks to her, I learned from CPS I'm not legally obligated to be a great mom ... just adequate.( I wish she would just let me be her mom ) Because my difficult child 1 is immune to consequences, her behavior doesn't change. I worry about my boys the way you do your younger one. We love them, guide them and pray heavily. So far, so good. Their thought process is completely different than the girls, and parenting sticks with them. The girls? Not so much. You will have a lot of book suggestions. So here it goes: A book that has been eye opening for me is Character Disturbances by George K. Simon. He also has a web site: manipulative-people.com. The book isn't for everyone, but your difficult child sounds similar to mine. Welcome. :) [/QUOTE]
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