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And she got caught with pot.
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<blockquote data-quote="Tiredof33" data-source="post: 609354" data-attributes="member: 13558"><p>I struggled with the guilt too. My difficult child's home life was not the best and my difficult child started using and acting out at an early age. The best thing you can do for both of you is get over the guilt. My difficult child started using it to manipulate me and it worked!</p><p></p><p>Regardless of the past, you can't change it. Life is not perfect and we can not control it. I know plenty of people that had what I would consider an extremely good childhood and are major difficult children, also people that had crummy childhoods that are responsible adults. If we knew the magic answer to what makes them difficult children ...................................</p><p></p><p>The stress from dealing with the drama of a difficult child can be unbearable. The only thing you can control is your behavior so take care of you. Find a hobby you enjoy, anything that can help you to take your mind off difficult child for a while. I let mine affect my health before I finally said I just can't do this any more.</p><p></p><p>There are some great books available to help with enabling, setting boundaries, and counseling does help. It's hard, learning to detach has helped me tremendously. No parent should have to live through this, but we are. I have not given up on my son, but I do not hold my breath waiting for him to turn his life around. Maybe one day!</p><p></p><p>I wish you peace and you have my prayers for you and yours.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tiredof33, post: 609354, member: 13558"] I struggled with the guilt too. My difficult child's home life was not the best and my difficult child started using and acting out at an early age. The best thing you can do for both of you is get over the guilt. My difficult child started using it to manipulate me and it worked! Regardless of the past, you can't change it. Life is not perfect and we can not control it. I know plenty of people that had what I would consider an extremely good childhood and are major difficult children, also people that had crummy childhoods that are responsible adults. If we knew the magic answer to what makes them difficult children ................................... The stress from dealing with the drama of a difficult child can be unbearable. The only thing you can control is your behavior so take care of you. Find a hobby you enjoy, anything that can help you to take your mind off difficult child for a while. I let mine affect my health before I finally said I just can't do this any more. There are some great books available to help with enabling, setting boundaries, and counseling does help. It's hard, learning to detach has helped me tremendously. No parent should have to live through this, but we are. I have not given up on my son, but I do not hold my breath waiting for him to turn his life around. Maybe one day! I wish you peace and you have my prayers for you and yours. [/QUOTE]
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