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Aaauuggggghhhhh!!! Delusional, completely delusional
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<blockquote data-quote="pajamas" data-source="post: 502955" data-attributes="member: 13499"><p>Huck has delusions of grandeur, too. He's said he's the king of the school. He's challenged his 6'1" dad and others much bigger than his 90lb. self. He really believed he could take them on. It's one of the reasons he's being treated for possible bipolar (well, that and the the time he jumped off the roof). </p><p></p><p>But I must say - I just checked this thread after writing an email to his teacher saying, "Yes, Huck did take a cruise in the Caribbean. And I suppose you could say it went through the Bemuda Triangle, although the ship was running from the storm rather than chasing it. So in general, I think it does count as a non-fiction personal experience story, unlike the one about the Holy Grail, so please grade it on the merits." <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Delusions are different from lies, even crazy lies, in that our difficult children really believe they are true at the time. But I find it tricky to distinguish between delusions and other forms of imagination or immature thinking. Is it *delusional* that CeCe thinks she can be on her own and take care of herself at 14? It's unrealistic, but ... delusional? I think it's just what she wants to convince herself is true. And other times, the "delusions" can be what our difficult children hope we'll believe about them. Because they want us to be pleased with them so much. They know it's not true, but hope we'll believe them.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes, it's so hard ...</p><p></p><p>(hugs)</p><p></p><p>PJ</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pajamas, post: 502955, member: 13499"] Huck has delusions of grandeur, too. He's said he's the king of the school. He's challenged his 6'1" dad and others much bigger than his 90lb. self. He really believed he could take them on. It's one of the reasons he's being treated for possible bipolar (well, that and the the time he jumped off the roof). But I must say - I just checked this thread after writing an email to his teacher saying, "Yes, Huck did take a cruise in the Caribbean. And I suppose you could say it went through the Bemuda Triangle, although the ship was running from the storm rather than chasing it. So in general, I think it does count as a non-fiction personal experience story, unlike the one about the Holy Grail, so please grade it on the merits." :) Delusions are different from lies, even crazy lies, in that our difficult children really believe they are true at the time. But I find it tricky to distinguish between delusions and other forms of imagination or immature thinking. Is it *delusional* that CeCe thinks she can be on her own and take care of herself at 14? It's unrealistic, but ... delusional? I think it's just what she wants to convince herself is true. And other times, the "delusions" can be what our difficult children hope we'll believe about them. Because they want us to be pleased with them so much. They know it's not true, but hope we'll believe them. Sometimes, it's so hard ... (hugs) PJ [/QUOTE]
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