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Difficult Child called mother in law and she picked her up!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="Echolette" data-source="post: 652296" data-attributes="member: 17269"><p>Cedar and MWM are right. Part of learning to detach is understanding that we cannot control the actions of our kids and WE CANNOT CONTROL HOW OTHER PEOPLE INTERACT WITH THEM. We need to let go of the weird place of disempowered responsibility...like, you can't stop your daughter from manipulating your mother in law, but you feel guilty that she might steal from her.</p><p></p><p>You have no control in that game. None. All you can do is hug your mother in law, who sounds quite lovely, tell her that she is not responsible for your daughter, that you appreciate her love and desire to help both you AND your daughter, but that stepping in to the breach will only prolong this phase of your daughter acting out and also refusing to take any accountability for her own life.</p><p></p><p>I'm so terribly sorry this is happening to you. But I see the light in you! and I see that you will find a way to come to terms with this as well.</p><p></p><p>Maybe your mother in law can read some of the forum posts?</p><p></p><p>Hugs,</p><p></p><p>Echo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Echolette, post: 652296, member: 17269"] Cedar and MWM are right. Part of learning to detach is understanding that we cannot control the actions of our kids and WE CANNOT CONTROL HOW OTHER PEOPLE INTERACT WITH THEM. We need to let go of the weird place of disempowered responsibility...like, you can't stop your daughter from manipulating your mother in law, but you feel guilty that she might steal from her. You have no control in that game. None. All you can do is hug your mother in law, who sounds quite lovely, tell her that she is not responsible for your daughter, that you appreciate her love and desire to help both you AND your daughter, but that stepping in to the breach will only prolong this phase of your daughter acting out and also refusing to take any accountability for her own life. I'm so terribly sorry this is happening to you. But I see the light in you! and I see that you will find a way to come to terms with this as well. Maybe your mother in law can read some of the forum posts? Hugs, Echo [/QUOTE]
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