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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 673319" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Yes I hated holidays when my daughter was at her worst. I had another daughter and husband so I had to try to make it nice for them, but it was very stressful. I kept reminding myself that it was not my other daughter's fault and it wasn't fair to her to be depressed so I put my happy face on and did the best I could. I always put a lot of effort into choosing gifts for people so it made me feel good when I could get my daughter warm winter clothes and necessities. I also tried to do things differently during those years, start new traditions, so that I wasn't always thinking about the past or how I thought things should be.</p><p></p><p>You are not alone, holidays are the most stressful time for families with difficult children. Substance abuse makes it so much worse because doesn't everyone drink and celebrate????</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 673319, member: 59"] Yes I hated holidays when my daughter was at her worst. I had another daughter and husband so I had to try to make it nice for them, but it was very stressful. I kept reminding myself that it was not my other daughter's fault and it wasn't fair to her to be depressed so I put my happy face on and did the best I could. I always put a lot of effort into choosing gifts for people so it made me feel good when I could get my daughter warm winter clothes and necessities. I also tried to do things differently during those years, start new traditions, so that I wasn't always thinking about the past or how I thought things should be. You are not alone, holidays are the most stressful time for families with difficult children. Substance abuse makes it so much worse because doesn't everyone drink and celebrate???? [/QUOTE]
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