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<blockquote data-quote="everywoman" data-source="post: 326237" data-attributes="member: 1436"><p>Welcome. I am the parent of the ultimate difficult child. He brought me to my knees and to this site years ago, but over the years I have learned a lot from these wonderful mothers and fathers. I am a high school teacher...I have taught for 23 years in the same community. My first year of teaching was when I was pregnant with my difficult child. He will be 22 in May, and I will finish my 23 year of teaching in June. I was not prepared to parent my child. Nothing I had ever learned gave me tools I need to prepare me for the issues I would deal with as the parent of a difficult child. I have learned so much from this site and from my own research of mental illness and emotional disorders. My advice is to learn what you can, use what is practical for you and your situation, and file the rest away for future use. Never say never. Find a higher power and learn to lean on it in time of powerlessness...and believe me, there will be those time. Let your difficult child learn to accept repsonsiblity for his actions early. Learn to ignore advice from parents of easy child's. Develop a thick rhino skin---in a small town, where everyone knows your business, it is important. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="everywoman, post: 326237, member: 1436"] Welcome. I am the parent of the ultimate difficult child. He brought me to my knees and to this site years ago, but over the years I have learned a lot from these wonderful mothers and fathers. I am a high school teacher...I have taught for 23 years in the same community. My first year of teaching was when I was pregnant with my difficult child. He will be 22 in May, and I will finish my 23 year of teaching in June. I was not prepared to parent my child. Nothing I had ever learned gave me tools I need to prepare me for the issues I would deal with as the parent of a difficult child. I have learned so much from this site and from my own research of mental illness and emotional disorders. My advice is to learn what you can, use what is practical for you and your situation, and file the rest away for future use. Never say never. Find a higher power and learn to lean on it in time of powerlessness...and believe me, there will be those time. Let your difficult child learn to accept repsonsiblity for his actions early. Learn to ignore advice from parents of easy child's. Develop a thick rhino skin---in a small town, where everyone knows your business, it is important. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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