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<blockquote data-quote="pinevalley" data-source="post: 515069" data-attributes="member: 3710"><p>I don't blame you at all for being furious at your difficult child. You and your husband have been looking forward to this vacation, and you don't want this trip to be ruined by your daughter. These difficult child's want to have total control of us, and these power struggles can be so stressful for everyone. I know exactly what you mean about your difficult child complaining about any trip, but then she has a great time when she actually goes on the trip. My son does the exact same thing to us. He used to whine and complain that he did not want to go on any family vacation, that they were all boring and he would hate every minute of it. My h and I never listened to this whining, and we told our difficult child that he was coming on all our trips with us. As soon as he was on a trip he always had a good time, even if he was forced to talk to his parents (a horrible thing for any teen!) We still let our difficult child text his friends when he was on vacation, and he probably was texting about how bored he was on the trip. But I think most of the time he said that because he did not want to let his friends know that he was having a good time with his parents. </p><p></p><p>Would your h be willing to be firm with your difficult child, and can he tell her that she is definitely coming on this trip whether she wants to or not? Your difficult child is still a minor in most places, and you have every right to tell her that she does make all the rules in your family. </p><p></p><p>Good luck, and I really hope that you can get away on this trip. I'm sure that it will be good for all of you to have some fun and enjoy a new place for a change.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pinevalley, post: 515069, member: 3710"] I don't blame you at all for being furious at your difficult child. You and your husband have been looking forward to this vacation, and you don't want this trip to be ruined by your daughter. These difficult child's want to have total control of us, and these power struggles can be so stressful for everyone. I know exactly what you mean about your difficult child complaining about any trip, but then she has a great time when she actually goes on the trip. My son does the exact same thing to us. He used to whine and complain that he did not want to go on any family vacation, that they were all boring and he would hate every minute of it. My h and I never listened to this whining, and we told our difficult child that he was coming on all our trips with us. As soon as he was on a trip he always had a good time, even if he was forced to talk to his parents (a horrible thing for any teen!) We still let our difficult child text his friends when he was on vacation, and he probably was texting about how bored he was on the trip. But I think most of the time he said that because he did not want to let his friends know that he was having a good time with his parents. Would your h be willing to be firm with your difficult child, and can he tell her that she is definitely coming on this trip whether she wants to or not? Your difficult child is still a minor in most places, and you have every right to tell her that she does make all the rules in your family. Good luck, and I really hope that you can get away on this trip. I'm sure that it will be good for all of you to have some fun and enjoy a new place for a change. [/QUOTE]
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