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<blockquote data-quote="recovering doormat" data-source="post: 229850" data-attributes="member: 5941"><p><em>and I quickly discovered that difficult child has not shared any of her major issues with the therapist. (But she has certainly been telling tales of all the terrible things that everyone else does) I finally had a chance to bring up the physical abuse of her brother, her constant disrespect of members of the family, the anger, the outbursts, etc etc.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p> </p><p>Yup, that's my kid too. She would never talk about the substantive issues, only the superficial tidbits. She's been in therapy five years now, and her current therapist is the first one that she has actually been willing to work with. I coulda had a new living and dining room set for what I've spent on talk therapy that didn't help. </p><p> </p><p>It all comes down to age and maturity of the child, and frankly, most 13 to 16 yr olds really don't want to spill their guts to adults.</p><p> </p><p>If it's any consolation, my daughter has begun to mature and take responsbility for herself after she hit bottom. But she had to recognize it in herself, and now she's making good progress. </p><p></p><p>There is hope. Don't despair, she's young and you've still got a lot of influence over her, despite what you may fear.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recovering doormat, post: 229850, member: 5941"] [I]and I quickly discovered that difficult child has not shared any of her major issues with the therapist. (But she has certainly been telling tales of all the terrible things that everyone else does) I finally had a chance to bring up the physical abuse of her brother, her constant disrespect of members of the family, the anger, the outbursts, etc etc. [/I] Yup, that's my kid too. She would never talk about the substantive issues, only the superficial tidbits. She's been in therapy five years now, and her current therapist is the first one that she has actually been willing to work with. I coulda had a new living and dining room set for what I've spent on talk therapy that didn't help. It all comes down to age and maturity of the child, and frankly, most 13 to 16 yr olds really don't want to spill their guts to adults. If it's any consolation, my daughter has begun to mature and take responsbility for herself after she hit bottom. But she had to recognize it in herself, and now she's making good progress. There is hope. Don't despair, she's young and you've still got a lot of influence over her, despite what you may fear. [/QUOTE]
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