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tired of pp with easy child! should i feel this way?
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<blockquote data-quote="ShakinThingzUp" data-source="post: 96029" data-attributes="member: 4250"><p>Hi... I read your post, and boy have I been there too!</p><p></p><p>What I did was to take a close look at the friends I "hung out with" or was going to be around a lot, and chose the couple friends that I knew I'd be seeing a lot, we had kids the same ages, etc...</p><p></p><p>Then, I spoke to each of them individually. I asked them to sit down and talk with me (without our kids around). I explained my childs diagnosis, a few examples of the type problems we had with her and the causes. I tried to be brief without too much information to overload her. </p><p></p><p>But, basically, I explained to her that I have these rules for my kids that may seem odd -- and here's why. I told her I was worried about her impression of me as a parent, and I didn't want her to think I was looney, but her kids safety was important to me.</p><p></p><p>She (the main person I told) had some questions. Primarily she wanted to know "what types of things will she do." And, I was really glad that I took the time to sit with her and specifically talk about this, because she really had no clue... I mean, I KNEW that my daughter was capable of stealing from her daughter, or teasing her and making it look like she was a perfect angel in the process...... my kid has talents! (bad ones, but she is talented at being sneaky!)</p><p></p><p>When I saw how open she was to the conversation, I told her what to watch for, and what NOT to allow...... and that everything should be fine. And, it was...... because my friend was open to my honesty, and cared enough to listen.</p><p></p><p>She didn't always "get" my rules, but she cared enough to try to understand. And, that helped ME mentally, to know she knew.</p><p></p><p>God Bless!</p><p>Amy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShakinThingzUp, post: 96029, member: 4250"] Hi... I read your post, and boy have I been there too! What I did was to take a close look at the friends I "hung out with" or was going to be around a lot, and chose the couple friends that I knew I'd be seeing a lot, we had kids the same ages, etc... Then, I spoke to each of them individually. I asked them to sit down and talk with me (without our kids around). I explained my childs diagnosis, a few examples of the type problems we had with her and the causes. I tried to be brief without too much information to overload her. But, basically, I explained to her that I have these rules for my kids that may seem odd -- and here's why. I told her I was worried about her impression of me as a parent, and I didn't want her to think I was looney, but her kids safety was important to me. She (the main person I told) had some questions. Primarily she wanted to know "what types of things will she do." And, I was really glad that I took the time to sit with her and specifically talk about this, because she really had no clue... I mean, I KNEW that my daughter was capable of stealing from her daughter, or teasing her and making it look like she was a perfect angel in the process...... my kid has talents! (bad ones, but she is talented at being sneaky!) When I saw how open she was to the conversation, I told her what to watch for, and what NOT to allow...... and that everything should be fine. And, it was...... because my friend was open to my honesty, and cared enough to listen. She didn't always "get" my rules, but she cared enough to try to understand. And, that helped ME mentally, to know she knew. God Bless! Amy [/QUOTE]
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