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Warrior moms how do you not let your difficult child consume you?
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<blockquote data-quote="Shari" data-source="post: 499608" data-attributes="member: 1848"><p>Thinking back...</p><p>2 things I did when I was in the midst of it all...</p><p>1) I ALWAYS kept something on the calendar to look forward to. A camping trip, a dinner out with friends, a ride....SOMETHING I wanted to do was always planned, and if I had to, I could focus on that. I could always tell myself relief was coming, if only for one night.</p><p>and 2) I made myself go to those things. If someone had a tupperware party, as much as I dislike tupperware parties, I do enjoy getting out and socializing, so I would force myself to go. When I got there, if I still wasn't feeling it, I made myself fake having fun for a set time (usually 15 or 20 minutes). If at the end of that time, I still wasn't truly enjoying it, I allwoed myself to leave. More times than not, the faking enjoyment lead to real enjoyment and I stayed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari, post: 499608, member: 1848"] Thinking back... 2 things I did when I was in the midst of it all... 1) I ALWAYS kept something on the calendar to look forward to. A camping trip, a dinner out with friends, a ride....SOMETHING I wanted to do was always planned, and if I had to, I could focus on that. I could always tell myself relief was coming, if only for one night. and 2) I made myself go to those things. If someone had a tupperware party, as much as I dislike tupperware parties, I do enjoy getting out and socializing, so I would force myself to go. When I got there, if I still wasn't feeling it, I made myself fake having fun for a set time (usually 15 or 20 minutes). If at the end of that time, I still wasn't truly enjoying it, I allwoed myself to leave. More times than not, the faking enjoyment lead to real enjoyment and I stayed. [/QUOTE]
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