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<blockquote data-quote="ScentofCedar" data-source="post: 27375" data-attributes="member: 3353"><p>You did everything just right, carolanne.</p><p></p><p>How will you handle it if difficult child continues to call, or shows up at your door?</p><p></p><p>(Thinking through the worst case scenario helps me respond more appropriately when difficult child has pushed it to crisis mode.) </p><p></p><p>FYI: PE archives contain a thread with suggested responses for us to use with our difficult children. I used to have that printed out beside the telephone, so I could remember what I needed to say.</p><p></p><p>Another thing that helped me was to remember that I was not asking my difficult child to accomplish the impossible. Through the suggestion of one of the moms here (Sunny Florida), I found a picture of young soldiers fighting in Iraq and taped that to the wall beside the phone. </p><p></p><p>These things helped me to be stronger than I would otherwise have been in dealing with difficult child.</p><p></p><p>I know it's hard, carolanne. Keep posting through it.</p><p></p><p>You never know. Maybe this time your difficult child will get it and change her ways.</p><p></p><p>Barbara </p><p></p><p> :warrior: :warrior: :warrior: :warrior: :princess: :warrior: :warrior:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ScentofCedar, post: 27375, member: 3353"] You did everything just right, carolanne. How will you handle it if difficult child continues to call, or shows up at your door? (Thinking through the worst case scenario helps me respond more appropriately when difficult child has pushed it to crisis mode.) FYI: PE archives contain a thread with suggested responses for us to use with our difficult children. I used to have that printed out beside the telephone, so I could remember what I needed to say. Another thing that helped me was to remember that I was not asking my difficult child to accomplish the impossible. Through the suggestion of one of the moms here (Sunny Florida), I found a picture of young soldiers fighting in Iraq and taped that to the wall beside the phone. These things helped me to be stronger than I would otherwise have been in dealing with difficult child. I know it's hard, carolanne. Keep posting through it. You never know. Maybe this time your difficult child will get it and change her ways. Barbara [img]:warrior:[/img] [img]:warrior:[/img] [img]:warrior:[/img] [img]:warrior:[/img] [img]:princess:[/img] [img]:warrior:[/img] [img]:warrior:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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