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'Tis the Season difficult child Question for others with experience
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<blockquote data-quote="dashcat" data-source="post: 569234" data-attributes="member: 9175"><p>I think it's perfectly acceptable to say something calm and rational to difficult child about not drinking at grandma's. Keep it short and sweet, but to not mention it at all is to ignore the elephant in the room. Leaving it up to grandma -at this stage (remember, he's only been out of the family home since 10/12) - might be too much pressure for her. It would have been for my mom, who reveled in the role of the indulgent grandma. </p><p></p><p>Let your expectations be known, and let it be clear that you are confident that he can rise to the occasion for the mere two days he will be there. Once there, relax and don't take on the responsiblity of the behavior police. You've passed that on to him when you spoke to him prior to the visit.</p><p></p><p>I'm in complete agreement with including our difficult children in all holiday tradtions (when possible). </p><p></p><p>I hope you have a wonderful holiday with your family.</p><p>Dash</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dashcat, post: 569234, member: 9175"] I think it's perfectly acceptable to say something calm and rational to difficult child about not drinking at grandma's. Keep it short and sweet, but to not mention it at all is to ignore the elephant in the room. Leaving it up to grandma -at this stage (remember, he's only been out of the family home since 10/12) - might be too much pressure for her. It would have been for my mom, who reveled in the role of the indulgent grandma. Let your expectations be known, and let it be clear that you are confident that he can rise to the occasion for the mere two days he will be there. Once there, relax and don't take on the responsiblity of the behavior police. You've passed that on to him when you spoke to him prior to the visit. I'm in complete agreement with including our difficult children in all holiday tradtions (when possible). I hope you have a wonderful holiday with your family. Dash [/QUOTE]
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