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<blockquote data-quote="SearchingForRainbows" data-source="post: 48311" data-attributes="member: 3388"><p>I don't think you should feel guilty about wanting her gone. I think we can love our difficult children, do our best to give them the skills they will need to survive on their own while they are still living with us, and still want them out of our day to day existence!!!</p><p></p><p>I am definitely detached from difficult child 1 and difficult child 2!!! I love them but I definitely do not like them as people!!! Both of them are totally self-centered, destroy things that don't belong to them, lie constantly, steal, and can become very violent. I could add more, but I'll stop here. It is enough to say that they manage to zap the life out of me on a daily basis!!!</p><p></p><p>difficult child 2 is going to day camp for five weeks this summer. We have taken lots of money out of savings that we really shouldn't have to send difficult child 1 away for six weeks this summer. I'm already counting down the days!!! I can't wait!!! </p><p></p><p>Life is so different when they're not here!!! I am relaxed, happy, and carefree - I get to be ME again even if it is only for a short while...</p><p></p><p>I think it is healthy to admit that you want a break from Kanga. I think those that can't admit to others, or maybe even to themselves, that they need a break, are in serious trouble. I think those that can't admit that they don't like their difficult children, or want them in their homes all the time, can develop serious mental health issues. I've seen this happen in my extended family.</p><p></p><p>My best advice is to totally enjoy the time Kanga is at camp. It will make you stronger and healthier and better able to parent her when she returns. WFEN</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SearchingForRainbows, post: 48311, member: 3388"] I don't think you should feel guilty about wanting her gone. I think we can love our difficult children, do our best to give them the skills they will need to survive on their own while they are still living with us, and still want them out of our day to day existence!!! I am definitely detached from difficult child 1 and difficult child 2!!! I love them but I definitely do not like them as people!!! Both of them are totally self-centered, destroy things that don't belong to them, lie constantly, steal, and can become very violent. I could add more, but I'll stop here. It is enough to say that they manage to zap the life out of me on a daily basis!!! difficult child 2 is going to day camp for five weeks this summer. We have taken lots of money out of savings that we really shouldn't have to send difficult child 1 away for six weeks this summer. I'm already counting down the days!!! I can't wait!!! Life is so different when they're not here!!! I am relaxed, happy, and carefree - I get to be ME again even if it is only for a short while... I think it is healthy to admit that you want a break from Kanga. I think those that can't admit to others, or maybe even to themselves, that they need a break, are in serious trouble. I think those that can't admit that they don't like their difficult children, or want them in their homes all the time, can develop serious mental health issues. I've seen this happen in my extended family. My best advice is to totally enjoy the time Kanga is at camp. It will make you stronger and healthier and better able to parent her when she returns. WFEN [/QUOTE]
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