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<blockquote data-quote="Anxworrier" data-source="post: 551652" data-attributes="member: 15226"><p>"He is very literal and logical and religion doesn't seem to mix with his mind. I want so badly to comfort him and make all of his fears go away - but he is defensive and doesn't usually allow anyone to see his vulnerability."</p><p>"IC - difficult child would FLIP out if once he realized I asked the therapist to discuss this with him. He would probably get aggressive and/or walk out. It's so hard."</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'">Wow you could be describing my boy! My difficult child tears up so easily but never admits it, hides it, gets angry to cover up. I used to call him my contrary boy when he was a toddler. But when no should have stopped being his main word, it didn't stop. No is his knee jerk answer to everything. He denies when he does stuff wrong, he throws responsibility at everyone else, my fault teaches fault etc. another thing you said rang true for me..that he is logical and literal, well maybe not the logical part BUT the literal...yes! I always say there is no grey in his world. Black white that's it. My boy did some therapy but hated it and was not cooperative with it. Finally stopped. And now some years have passed, he won't even consider seeing a counselor. Totally uncooperative. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'">Anyway, I hope things calm down for him! Hugs!</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anxworrier, post: 551652, member: 15226"] "He is very literal and logical and religion doesn't seem to mix with his mind. I want so badly to comfort him and make all of his fears go away - but he is defensive and doesn't usually allow anyone to see his vulnerability." "IC - difficult child would FLIP out if once he realized I asked the therapist to discuss this with him. He would probably get aggressive and/or walk out. It's so hard." [COLOR=#006400][FONT=comic sans ms]Wow you could be describing my boy! My difficult child tears up so easily but never admits it, hides it, gets angry to cover up. I used to call him my contrary boy when he was a toddler. But when no should have stopped being his main word, it didn't stop. No is his knee jerk answer to everything. He denies when he does stuff wrong, he throws responsibility at everyone else, my fault teaches fault etc. another thing you said rang true for me..that he is logical and literal, well maybe not the logical part BUT the literal...yes! I always say there is no grey in his world. Black white that's it. My boy did some therapy but hated it and was not cooperative with it. Finally stopped. And now some years have passed, he won't even consider seeing a counselor. Totally uncooperative. Anyway, I hope things calm down for him! Hugs! [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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