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<blockquote data-quote="mom_to_3" data-source="post: 562970" data-attributes="member: 30"><p>You've gotten some excellent, caring, wise advise above. I have been where you are, it just kills your heart, kills your spirit, kills your everything! You love your child and it is a normal instinct to care about where they are, who they are with, have they eaten, are they warm, are they out of danger, etc. As mothers we can drive ourselves absolutely crazy with worry. And it doesn't do a darn thing to make the situation better. I am way on the other side now, but I think what helped me, was to realize how sad, how upset, how scared I was for my child and guess what? She was laughing it up, making the best of a situation because that is just how she lived life! She was not in the least concerned about how I was feeling. And when I finally realized that and was able to put it all into perspective, I was angry! Angry that my difficult child could do this to ME! That "I" allowed <em>myself</em> to become so upset about a situation that my difficult child really didn't consider a huge deal. And that is the biggest realization that I had to come to. My difficult child wasn't near as concerned about all those things that hurt me so terribly. In fact she reveled in the excitement of it all. Like your son, my difficult child is very resourceful! It's just a day in the life, really. And when they want better, they'll do what it takes to make it better. Hugs for your weary heart. I'm sorry for the pain in your life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mom_to_3, post: 562970, member: 30"] You've gotten some excellent, caring, wise advise above. I have been where you are, it just kills your heart, kills your spirit, kills your everything! You love your child and it is a normal instinct to care about where they are, who they are with, have they eaten, are they warm, are they out of danger, etc. As mothers we can drive ourselves absolutely crazy with worry. And it doesn't do a darn thing to make the situation better. I am way on the other side now, but I think what helped me, was to realize how sad, how upset, how scared I was for my child and guess what? She was laughing it up, making the best of a situation because that is just how she lived life! She was not in the least concerned about how I was feeling. And when I finally realized that and was able to put it all into perspective, I was angry! Angry that my difficult child could do this to ME! That "I" allowed [I]myself[/I] to become so upset about a situation that my difficult child really didn't consider a huge deal. And that is the biggest realization that I had to come to. My difficult child wasn't near as concerned about all those things that hurt me so terribly. In fact she reveled in the excitement of it all. Like your son, my difficult child is very resourceful! It's just a day in the life, really. And when they want better, they'll do what it takes to make it better. Hugs for your weary heart. I'm sorry for the pain in your life. [/QUOTE]
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