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went to court to put difficult child in foster care.
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<blockquote data-quote="barneysmom" data-source="post: 371323" data-attributes="member: 1872"><p>Jody,</p><p></p><p>You're doing good. Making hard choices -- brave choices on behalf of your daughter. </p><p></p><p>Enjoy your time to take care of yourself. I just want you to know that when my son left for juvie/Residential Treatment Center (RTC), I had a honeymoon period too, where I felt great that he was gone for a time, and I could relax. That honeymoon did wear off for me, and I got depressed and anxious for awhile. So if it happens to you -- and maybe it won't -- I think it's normal, and I want you to know it will balance out again and you will be OK.</p><p></p><p>I think the lack of drama was a shock to my system for awhile and I felt like I was in a void with no focus :~) </p><p>I had to teach myself how to be at peace (GFG13 needed help with this too) and enjoy life without dramas and crises to react to all the time. Hopefully this won't happen to you, but I wish I had known about it ahead of time -- I would have gone with the flow a little easier instead of fussing about it in my head.</p><p></p><p>Don't worry too much about what daughter says, whether she misses you or not -- she's going through her process and probably will say the first thing that comes to her head. Our DS has loved and hated and been indifferent over the phone. </p><p></p><p>All my best going out to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barneysmom, post: 371323, member: 1872"] Jody, You're doing good. Making hard choices -- brave choices on behalf of your daughter. Enjoy your time to take care of yourself. I just want you to know that when my son left for juvie/Residential Treatment Center (RTC), I had a honeymoon period too, where I felt great that he was gone for a time, and I could relax. That honeymoon did wear off for me, and I got depressed and anxious for awhile. So if it happens to you -- and maybe it won't -- I think it's normal, and I want you to know it will balance out again and you will be OK. I think the lack of drama was a shock to my system for awhile and I felt like I was in a void with no focus :~) I had to teach myself how to be at peace (GFG13 needed help with this too) and enjoy life without dramas and crises to react to all the time. Hopefully this won't happen to you, but I wish I had known about it ahead of time -- I would have gone with the flow a little easier instead of fussing about it in my head. Don't worry too much about what daughter says, whether she misses you or not -- she's going through her process and probably will say the first thing that comes to her head. Our DS has loved and hated and been indifferent over the phone. All my best going out to you. [/QUOTE]
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