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<blockquote data-quote="SunnyFlorida" data-source="post: 30108" data-attributes="member: 696"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CAmom</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Barbara, I've tried writing letters and talking to him about the BIG picture and what he SHOULD be focusing on now, but he can be very single-minded in that he'll pick a "cause" and go for it with all his mental energy. It's trying to get that directed in a direction that will actually benefit him that has always been a challenge and continues to be now.</div></div></p><p></p><p>When I read this I was thinkin', this could be turned around and directed as us while we are following the road to detachment. Many times we pick a "cause" (our difficult child's current issue) and go for it with all our energy. We should be trying to get ourselves into a direction that will benefit us and will continue to benefit us.</p><p></p><p>I hope that doesn't make me sound coldhearted. Sometimes the lightbulb moment is so brightening that it dulls the brain. :smile:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SunnyFlorida, post: 30108, member: 696"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CAmom</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Barbara, I've tried writing letters and talking to him about the BIG picture and what he SHOULD be focusing on now, but he can be very single-minded in that he'll pick a "cause" and go for it with all his mental energy. It's trying to get that directed in a direction that will actually benefit him that has always been a challenge and continues to be now.</div></div> When I read this I was thinkin', this could be turned around and directed as us while we are following the road to detachment. Many times we pick a "cause" (our difficult child's current issue) and go for it with all our energy. We should be trying to get ourselves into a direction that will benefit us and will continue to benefit us. I hope that doesn't make me sound coldhearted. Sometimes the lightbulb moment is so brightening that it dulls the brain. [img]:smile:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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