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Who was a teen difficult child and what did you do to get the label? True confessions!
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 463015" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>If I had to parent me, then I would definitely consider myself a difficult child.</p><p>My parents? Thought I was an angel. Maybe because they compared me to my siblings... who were NOT angels?</p><p></p><p>Major anxiety issues, totally inflexible, over-the-top ADD, probably a host of other non-diagnosed stuff... maybe even Aspie? Who knows. It was in a time when there was no help for any of this - not at home, not at school, not from medical system. And because I was "a good student" and "not getting into trouble", I was assumed to be doing fine. Always home on curfew or before, worst thing that happened if I borrowed the car was... a flat tire (once) and running out of gas (as in, having enough gas to park the car back home, but not enough to start it again... a repeated scenario!)</p><p></p><p>reality check: I was NOT doing fine - but that's a whole other story; started getting help after I left home-town in mid-20s. In fact, my issues may be part of what drove my siblings over the brink. Yes, I was THAT over-the-top.</p><p></p><p>I was not surprised when the same traits showed up in my kids.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 463015, member: 11791"] If I had to parent me, then I would definitely consider myself a difficult child. My parents? Thought I was an angel. Maybe because they compared me to my siblings... who were NOT angels? Major anxiety issues, totally inflexible, over-the-top ADD, probably a host of other non-diagnosed stuff... maybe even Aspie? Who knows. It was in a time when there was no help for any of this - not at home, not at school, not from medical system. And because I was "a good student" and "not getting into trouble", I was assumed to be doing fine. Always home on curfew or before, worst thing that happened if I borrowed the car was... a flat tire (once) and running out of gas (as in, having enough gas to park the car back home, but not enough to start it again... a repeated scenario!) reality check: I was NOT doing fine - but that's a whole other story; started getting help after I left home-town in mid-20s. In fact, my issues may be part of what drove my siblings over the brink. Yes, I was THAT over-the-top. I was not surprised when the same traits showed up in my kids. [/QUOTE]
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