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To go away on holidays for Christmas or not?
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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 562348" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>What Janet said. I also agree with Buddy's advice not to beg. Ask one more time, and then plan your trip with the rest of your family.</p><p></p><p>I agree that it's a great test of your difficult child's ability to function independently, and it's part of his process of distancing from the family as he gets older. It's also likely a test of HOw Much Power Do I Have In This Family. If you change the whole group's plans just because difficult child doesn't want to play, then he has WAY too much power over the rest of the family. On the other hand, if you carry on with your plans and leave him an open invitation to join you, then he has a better understanding of his rightful place in the pecking order.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 562348, member: 3907"] What Janet said. I also agree with Buddy's advice not to beg. Ask one more time, and then plan your trip with the rest of your family. I agree that it's a great test of your difficult child's ability to function independently, and it's part of his process of distancing from the family as he gets older. It's also likely a test of HOw Much Power Do I Have In This Family. If you change the whole group's plans just because difficult child doesn't want to play, then he has WAY too much power over the rest of the family. On the other hand, if you carry on with your plans and leave him an open invitation to join you, then he has a better understanding of his rightful place in the pecking order. [/QUOTE]
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