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<blockquote data-quote="pajamas" data-source="post: 653318" data-attributes="member: 13499"><p>And neither CeCe nor husband understand why I'm still mad about her stealing my work phone last week and her absolute refusal to even apologize for the hours and hours of hassle it caused for me and a technician when she couldn't remember the password she set on it.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of work - as you see on my tag line, I recommend it. Even part-time gives you a chance to talk to adults and think about something unrelated to home stress. I'm blessed to have landed in a field that gives me a lot of flexibility and sympathetic management. So long as I perform - but success is based on outcomes, not work hours. YMMV</p><p></p><p>May I kindly offer a caution? Your Difficult Child & Easy Child sound a lot like my Huck & Tink (although it was CeCe who usually called the police). Huck's outbursts and ODD behavior have evolved to be more like potential manic episodes, so something to be watchful for (and my husband responds like yours, so it can get scary). I, too, take solace in my little one who has her act together and is a good friend to me. I have to remember that Huck is still a hurting kid inside, and try to find ways to comfort and befriend him and make sure I recognize his strengths (when they are showing even a little), take him with me shopping or whatever and not always leaning toward Tink for companionship. Otherwise that natural favoritism feeds the competition between the kids, hurts their feelings of self-worth, and can lead to more anger and power struggles. (NOT that I've mastered that, just that I've recognized it!)</p><p></p><p>hang in there ...</p><p>pj</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pajamas, post: 653318, member: 13499"] And neither CeCe nor husband understand why I'm still mad about her stealing my work phone last week and her absolute refusal to even apologize for the hours and hours of hassle it caused for me and a technician when she couldn't remember the password she set on it. Speaking of work - as you see on my tag line, I recommend it. Even part-time gives you a chance to talk to adults and think about something unrelated to home stress. I'm blessed to have landed in a field that gives me a lot of flexibility and sympathetic management. So long as I perform - but success is based on outcomes, not work hours. YMMV May I kindly offer a caution? Your Difficult Child & Easy Child sound a lot like my Huck & Tink (although it was CeCe who usually called the police). Huck's outbursts and ODD behavior have evolved to be more like potential manic episodes, so something to be watchful for (and my husband responds like yours, so it can get scary). I, too, take solace in my little one who has her act together and is a good friend to me. I have to remember that Huck is still a hurting kid inside, and try to find ways to comfort and befriend him and make sure I recognize his strengths (when they are showing even a little), take him with me shopping or whatever and not always leaning toward Tink for companionship. Otherwise that natural favoritism feeds the competition between the kids, hurts their feelings of self-worth, and can lead to more anger and power struggles. (NOT that I've mastered that, just that I've recognized it!) hang in there ... pj [/QUOTE]
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