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<blockquote data-quote="Stella Johnson" data-source="post: 73947" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>You really have your hands full! :smile:</p><p></p><p>Are the difficult children on any medications? Have they had full evaluations through a children's hospital? If not, might want to look into it. Did their mother do drugs while she was pregnant? The poor babies have so many problems. :sad:</p><p></p><p>I can't imagine how hard it is on you with that many kids.</p><p></p><p>difficult child #1 probably doesn't really think her dad's is a better place to live. She's saying it because she knows it hurts you. I would try not to react when she says things like that. May take a while but eventually if she can't get a rise out of you, it should stop. </p><p></p><p>difficult child #2 sounds like she has made real progress. </p><p></p><p>difficult child #3 really sounds like a handful. My difficult child used to do the same thing with bubble bath and shampoo. She did it for years and it drove me up a wall. I ended up hiding it from her. If she washed her hair, I gave her enough for her hair and took the bottle. </p><p></p><p>As far as the wetting, does she know she is doing it? Does she realize that she has wet pants on? I have heard of some kids that refuse to believe they have done it and will argue until they are blue in the face. Has she been checked to make sure she doesn't have real bladder problems? Sometimes it can be a bladder that is too small.... there are a few other things as well. Can't remember them all. My difficult child has had urinary tract problems for a few years now. </p><p></p><p>Really sounds like you need to look into getting respite care for the kids once in a while. YOu really do need time for yourself. It will make you much stronger to deal with the kids and all their issues. </p><p></p><p>Check with the school district and ask if they have respite funds or know of a state agency where you can get them where you are. For the last few years my difficult child has gotten respite funds through the school district. It was enough to pay for her special needs camp which was very expensive. Others use it to pay actual respite providers or for extra curricular activities so that the parents have some time off. </p><p></p><p>Glad you found us. This is a great place for support.</p><p></p><p>Steph :warrior:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stella Johnson, post: 73947, member: 9"] You really have your hands full! [img]:smile:[/img] Are the difficult children on any medications? Have they had full evaluations through a children's hospital? If not, might want to look into it. Did their mother do drugs while she was pregnant? The poor babies have so many problems. [img]:sad:[/img] I can't imagine how hard it is on you with that many kids. difficult child #1 probably doesn't really think her dad's is a better place to live. She's saying it because she knows it hurts you. I would try not to react when she says things like that. May take a while but eventually if she can't get a rise out of you, it should stop. difficult child #2 sounds like she has made real progress. difficult child #3 really sounds like a handful. My difficult child used to do the same thing with bubble bath and shampoo. She did it for years and it drove me up a wall. I ended up hiding it from her. If she washed her hair, I gave her enough for her hair and took the bottle. As far as the wetting, does she know she is doing it? Does she realize that she has wet pants on? I have heard of some kids that refuse to believe they have done it and will argue until they are blue in the face. Has she been checked to make sure she doesn't have real bladder problems? Sometimes it can be a bladder that is too small.... there are a few other things as well. Can't remember them all. My difficult child has had urinary tract problems for a few years now. Really sounds like you need to look into getting respite care for the kids once in a while. YOu really do need time for yourself. It will make you much stronger to deal with the kids and all their issues. Check with the school district and ask if they have respite funds or know of a state agency where you can get them where you are. For the last few years my difficult child has gotten respite funds through the school district. It was enough to pay for her special needs camp which was very expensive. Others use it to pay actual respite providers or for extra curricular activities so that the parents have some time off. Glad you found us. This is a great place for support. Steph [img]:warrior:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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