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<blockquote data-quote="tryinghard" data-source="post: 126441" data-attributes="member: 4570"><p>Bugsy,</p><p> </p><p>I wish I could take over for you for a few days and give you a break to recharge yourself. I understand all too well how you feel. There are MONTHS that days on end I do not know how I can get through the day. I too have a easy child that is 17 and I feel for her that she has had to deal with almost all our engery going towards her brother. I tell her all the time how proud I am of her and that this is what parents\family do when someone needs support. I try to stay positive for her.</p><p> </p><p>Here is something I hope you draw some strength from.....My newphew was the worst cause of ADHD and ODD that I had ever seen. He was mean, disrespectful, violent...everything you can think of. He is now 18 and one of the most wonderful young men I know. He is respectful, loving and working to become a paramedic. My sister-in-law did it herself as a single mom. I do not know how she did it. She will be the first to tell you that she did a lot of things wrong BUT she told him how much she loved him and believed in him every day.</p><p> </p><p>My difficult child is 12 and it seems his behavior is getting better each year. When he was 6 our evenings and weekends were filled with battles and melt downs. If I got one good day a month it was a miracle! Now we get a meltdown once every few months.</p><p> </p><p>I wish I had magic words but I do not....I can tell you that what ever happens, I will have no regrets because I know I did my best and never gave up on him...or myself for that matter!</p><p> </p><p>There is one more things my dad told me once.....He said, "In your worst moment remember there are a lot of parents out there that would beg to have another moment with their child to reach out and hug them...no matter how difficult they are being". Sometimes that puts everything in perspective...</p><p> </p><p>Hugs...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tryinghard, post: 126441, member: 4570"] Bugsy, I wish I could take over for you for a few days and give you a break to recharge yourself. I understand all too well how you feel. There are MONTHS that days on end I do not know how I can get through the day. I too have a easy child that is 17 and I feel for her that she has had to deal with almost all our engery going towards her brother. I tell her all the time how proud I am of her and that this is what parents\family do when someone needs support. I try to stay positive for her. Here is something I hope you draw some strength from.....My newphew was the worst cause of ADHD and ODD that I had ever seen. He was mean, disrespectful, violent...everything you can think of. He is now 18 and one of the most wonderful young men I know. He is respectful, loving and working to become a paramedic. My sister-in-law did it herself as a single mom. I do not know how she did it. She will be the first to tell you that she did a lot of things wrong BUT she told him how much she loved him and believed in him every day. My difficult child is 12 and it seems his behavior is getting better each year. When he was 6 our evenings and weekends were filled with battles and melt downs. If I got one good day a month it was a miracle! Now we get a meltdown once every few months. I wish I had magic words but I do not....I can tell you that what ever happens, I will have no regrets because I know I did my best and never gave up on him...or myself for that matter! There is one more things my dad told me once.....He said, "In your worst moment remember there are a lot of parents out there that would beg to have another moment with their child to reach out and hug them...no matter how difficult they are being". Sometimes that puts everything in perspective... Hugs... [/QUOTE]
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