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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 636405" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Katherine, for you...trust me, most of our difficult children are very far behind their actual age in maturity. If you think about it, even two year olds don't usually deliberately urinate in our rooms because they are angry. Seems like our difficult children are wired differently. Like your son, mine is much older, but has many antisocial traits. He is a master thief. If he steals from you, you will never be sure he actually did it, but you KNOW. He is good at gaslighting. "You remembered it wrong, Mom." "I have no memory of my high school years. Honest!" "So you believe HER over ME?" (Yes, I do...wonder why).</p><p></p><p>I took my son to therapists and psychiatrists and hospitalized him from age eight on up and nobody could nail him. He was/is very elusive. I see antisocial and narcissistic traits, anxiety disorder and a lack of empathy at times. He has empathy sometimes toward certain people, but not toward strangers. He does not basically care a lot about others. He is a major con artist and that's why professionals have been puzzled or "played." He is extremely high IQ, which just makes him better at what he does.</p><p></p><p>I feel a tremendous amount of affinity with certain people who have difficult children that remind me of my son and your son is kind of like that, although my son would have never been defiant by urination. However, he did raise his fist to me. </p><p></p><p>I hope you stay with us so we can help you along your journey and I'm so sorry you have to take it. My son lives a few states away now so things are considerably easier...plus I've learned to detach and accept. My motto is "It is what it is and I can't change it." Hugs to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 636405, member: 1550"] Katherine, for you...trust me, most of our difficult children are very far behind their actual age in maturity. If you think about it, even two year olds don't usually deliberately urinate in our rooms because they are angry. Seems like our difficult children are wired differently. Like your son, mine is much older, but has many antisocial traits. He is a master thief. If he steals from you, you will never be sure he actually did it, but you KNOW. He is good at gaslighting. "You remembered it wrong, Mom." "I have no memory of my high school years. Honest!" "So you believe HER over ME?" (Yes, I do...wonder why). I took my son to therapists and psychiatrists and hospitalized him from age eight on up and nobody could nail him. He was/is very elusive. I see antisocial and narcissistic traits, anxiety disorder and a lack of empathy at times. He has empathy sometimes toward certain people, but not toward strangers. He does not basically care a lot about others. He is a major con artist and that's why professionals have been puzzled or "played." He is extremely high IQ, which just makes him better at what he does. I feel a tremendous amount of affinity with certain people who have difficult children that remind me of my son and your son is kind of like that, although my son would have never been defiant by urination. However, he did raise his fist to me. I hope you stay with us so we can help you along your journey and I'm so sorry you have to take it. My son lives a few states away now so things are considerably easier...plus I've learned to detach and accept. My motto is "It is what it is and I can't change it." Hugs to you. [/QUOTE]
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