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An Ugly Vent...B4..I Explode or Implode!
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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar II" data-source="post: 109450" data-attributes="member: 4391"><p>Next time, DDD, you need to let the power go out.</p><p></p><p>The way difficult child waved the bag of prescriptions at you smacks too much of a triumphant difficult child.</p><p></p><p>She is playing a game.</p><p></p><p>She wins when you agree to raise this child, too.</p><p></p><p>That's the thing about difficult children. They seem to have fixated on winning something from us, rather than on creating their own lives.</p><p></p><p>Too bad all that energy isn't going for something more constructive!</p><p></p><p>From everyone here on the site, I learned how to be proactive. I hardly ever envision the positive outcome anymore. Instead, I prepare alternate actions and responses.</p><p></p><p>We were only able to say no because we knew we would take the kids in if worse came to worse. (And husband swore he would leave me, if I did.)</p><p></p><p>Our own lives are counting down, and he refuses to raise any more children.</p><p></p><p>I think he meant it.</p><p></p><p>But I think I meant it, too.</p><p></p><p>Thankfully, it did not come to that, for us.</p><p></p><p>This must be so hard for you ~ especially this time of year.</p><p></p><p>Barbara</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar II, post: 109450, member: 4391"] Next time, DDD, you need to let the power go out. The way difficult child waved the bag of prescriptions at you smacks too much of a triumphant difficult child. She is playing a game. She wins when you agree to raise this child, too. That's the thing about difficult children. They seem to have fixated on winning something from us, rather than on creating their own lives. Too bad all that energy isn't going for something more constructive! From everyone here on the site, I learned how to be proactive. I hardly ever envision the positive outcome anymore. Instead, I prepare alternate actions and responses. We were only able to say no because we knew we would take the kids in if worse came to worse. (And husband swore he would leave me, if I did.) Our own lives are counting down, and he refuses to raise any more children. I think he meant it. But I think I meant it, too. Thankfully, it did not come to that, for us. This must be so hard for you ~ especially this time of year. Barbara [/QUOTE]
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