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A few thoughts on detachment, from the difficult child side of the fence. It's a GOOD THING!
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<blockquote data-quote="PatriotsGirl" data-source="post: 613940" data-attributes="member: 15796"><p>I was a major difficult child growing up. My parents didn't care - heck, my parents would buy alcohol for us! I cut school ALL the time to stay home and do drugs. I ended up dropping out at 16. I tried out to be a stripper when I was just 16 years old (couldn't figure out how to get a fake ID so I went back at 18 and danced for years). I had my daughter when I was 19 and slowed down some, but was a single mom working in strip club living with my mother - I still partied. And then I met my husband (who was also a difficult child), got married and had our son. Life changed drastically after that - we were a family unit and working hard to provide for our children. There was no major catalyst for change - like Echolette - I just got it in my 20's...my husband, too - never got in any more trouble after we got together. I wish I could say that having difficult child made me grow up, and it did some, but having a family is what made all the difference. </p><p></p><p>Thankfully, my daughter really "got it" when she gave birth and was sent back to jail without her baby. It was devastating and painful, but it made her stop dead in her tracks and jump onto the right path. I am SO proud of her now. SO proud of the woman she is becoming. She is an inspiration to so many people now. She tells me there is NOTHING I could have said or done to make her change - she didn't <em>want</em> to change at the time. </p><p></p><p>So, I have to agree - there is truly nothing we can do but take care of ourselves...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PatriotsGirl, post: 613940, member: 15796"] I was a major difficult child growing up. My parents didn't care - heck, my parents would buy alcohol for us! I cut school ALL the time to stay home and do drugs. I ended up dropping out at 16. I tried out to be a stripper when I was just 16 years old (couldn't figure out how to get a fake ID so I went back at 18 and danced for years). I had my daughter when I was 19 and slowed down some, but was a single mom working in strip club living with my mother - I still partied. And then I met my husband (who was also a difficult child), got married and had our son. Life changed drastically after that - we were a family unit and working hard to provide for our children. There was no major catalyst for change - like Echolette - I just got it in my 20's...my husband, too - never got in any more trouble after we got together. I wish I could say that having difficult child made me grow up, and it did some, but having a family is what made all the difference. Thankfully, my daughter really "got it" when she gave birth and was sent back to jail without her baby. It was devastating and painful, but it made her stop dead in her tracks and jump onto the right path. I am SO proud of her now. SO proud of the woman she is becoming. She is an inspiration to so many people now. She tells me there is NOTHING I could have said or done to make her change - she didn't [I]want[/I] to change at the time. So, I have to agree - there is truly nothing we can do but take care of ourselves... [/QUOTE]
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