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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 173853" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>What a time you have had.</p><p>You've gotten some great ideas and advice here. I can't add much to it, except that my son is sometimes as needy as your daughter. I LOVE telling him that if he's bored, there is plenty of cleaning to do around here!</p><p>Now that he's at camp for a month, he can no longer blame me for everything. He will have to learn how to do things he's never done b4, and develop new skills and self confidence. I feel like a bird pushing the fledgling out of the nest. It's scary but it's the right thing to do. My difficult child has very poor coping skills (as your difficult child) and sometimes a change of pace is warranted. </p><p>I like Charmed Pea's ideas for some kind of sport where she's obligated to others. </p><p>I know you're exhausted. And detachment is essential. I had to reach a point where I was ready to give up and didn't really care if my difficult child walked out into traffic b4 I was able to come back to ctr. Or at least, not as vulnerable and attached by an umbilical cord as I originally was. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>I hope you can sort through some things over the weekend.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 173853, member: 3419"] What a time you have had. You've gotten some great ideas and advice here. I can't add much to it, except that my son is sometimes as needy as your daughter. I LOVE telling him that if he's bored, there is plenty of cleaning to do around here! Now that he's at camp for a month, he can no longer blame me for everything. He will have to learn how to do things he's never done b4, and develop new skills and self confidence. I feel like a bird pushing the fledgling out of the nest. It's scary but it's the right thing to do. My difficult child has very poor coping skills (as your difficult child) and sometimes a change of pace is warranted. I like Charmed Pea's ideas for some kind of sport where she's obligated to others. I know you're exhausted. And detachment is essential. I had to reach a point where I was ready to give up and didn't really care if my difficult child walked out into traffic b4 I was able to come back to ctr. Or at least, not as vulnerable and attached by an umbilical cord as I originally was. :) I hope you can sort through some things over the weekend. [/QUOTE]
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