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<blockquote data-quote="Suz" data-source="post: 100436" data-attributes="member: 29"><p>Thanks, GG. You hit my point exactly.</p><p></p><p>Like everywoman was saying, my Rob isn't perfect either. Heck, he told a story at the dinner table Thursday night that made my hair curl in embarrassment....mostly for HIM because he couldn't see how inappropriate it was <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/Graemlins/1010hammer.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hammer:" title="hammer :hammer:" data-shortname=":hammer:" /> ...</p><p></p><p>But that is his problem, not mine.</p><p></p><p>I've been dealing with difficult child issues since the day he moved in with us right before he was 3 years old. He was in therapy three weeks later and stayed in therapy until he left the group home when he was 19. His gfgness didn't stop there but how I handle my life and how I handle his problems have.</p><p></p><p>I have my down days like everyone else. Like GG, I spent plenty of years worrying about the past and/or pining for the future and I refuse to live like that anymore. If I feel those old negative tapes start to play in my head, I pet a dog or I go to the mall or I move furniture or I write a friend about it to let it out or I come here and read stories of people who are struggling way more than I am, or I do any number of things to let it go and get back to the present. It takes awhile to re-train YOURSELF but it's worth the effort.</p><p></p><p>What has made the biggest difference for me is to learn to Count My Blessings. I try to take a moment every day to find something I'm appreciative about-----even if it's been a terrible day and the best I can come up with is being grateful that it is almost bedtime. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/Graemlins/smirk.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":smirk:" title="smirk :smirk:" data-shortname=":smirk:" /></p><p></p><p>Suz</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Suz, post: 100436, member: 29"] Thanks, GG. You hit my point exactly. Like everywoman was saying, my Rob isn't perfect either. Heck, he told a story at the dinner table Thursday night that made my hair curl in embarrassment....mostly for HIM because he couldn't see how inappropriate it was :hammer: ... But that is his problem, not mine. I've been dealing with difficult child issues since the day he moved in with us right before he was 3 years old. He was in therapy three weeks later and stayed in therapy until he left the group home when he was 19. His gfgness didn't stop there but how I handle my life and how I handle his problems have. I have my down days like everyone else. Like GG, I spent plenty of years worrying about the past and/or pining for the future and I refuse to live like that anymore. If I feel those old negative tapes start to play in my head, I pet a dog or I go to the mall or I move furniture or I write a friend about it to let it out or I come here and read stories of people who are struggling way more than I am, or I do any number of things to let it go and get back to the present. It takes awhile to re-train YOURSELF but it's worth the effort. What has made the biggest difference for me is to learn to Count My Blessings. I try to take a moment every day to find something I'm appreciative about-----even if it's been a terrible day and the best I can come up with is being grateful that it is almost bedtime. :smirk: Suz [/QUOTE]
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