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difficult child stabbed yesterday, he's okay, in hospital
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<blockquote data-quote="Childofmine" data-source="post: 633952" data-attributes="member: 17542"><p>Well, I AM resenting some of the things I am doing. His needs are endless, and he calls four or five times a day with the most basic of questions. He is like a newborn baby, all need, all consuming. </p><p></p><p>SO and I talked again last night (so sick of this being such a big topic all the time). He said two things that broke through the FOG:</p><p></p><p>***You need to keep this very simple right now.</p><p></p><p>***difficult child is exhausting every scenario he encounters, even being homeless. </p><p></p><p>I am going to keep on helping him right now on a one day at a time basis because of his arm. I told him that this---all of this---is very temporary. And he can either use the help we are giving him right now as a bridge to something better for himself or he can go back to the street.</p><p></p><p>His response: Well I have to bail her out Sunday. She can't stay in jail for something she didn't do.</p><p></p><p>My response to that: Complete silence.</p><p></p><p>It is what it is. I am doing "this" because of his hurt arm. That is very simple. This is going to end. </p><p></p><p>I am hunkered down right now, against the harsh wind that is difficult child. </p><p></p><p>He is 'stressed' he says. His arm really hurts. He woke up and wanted to take his bandage off. He is anxious. He needs to wash clothes. What about the weekly rate? What about this? What about that? </p><p></p><p>I said, I can't solve all of your problems for you, difficult child. </p><p></p><p>This completely surreal and unreal. I am keeping myself at a distance and I am moving forward here. Wow, when you think about difficult children, you think, nothing can be worse than it is right now.</p><p></p><p>Well, it can. And I am sure it can be even worse than this. And it never ends. </p><p></p><p>One day at a time. Live and let live. No is a complete sentence. This too shall pass. Let go and Let God. </p><p></p><p>These slogans from Al-Anon---I used to scoff at these slogans, saying they were too simplistic and remedial---these slogans cut through the FOG. They help me keep it simple.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Childofmine, post: 633952, member: 17542"] Well, I AM resenting some of the things I am doing. His needs are endless, and he calls four or five times a day with the most basic of questions. He is like a newborn baby, all need, all consuming. SO and I talked again last night (so sick of this being such a big topic all the time). He said two things that broke through the FOG: ***You need to keep this very simple right now. ***difficult child is exhausting every scenario he encounters, even being homeless. I am going to keep on helping him right now on a one day at a time basis because of his arm. I told him that this---all of this---is very temporary. And he can either use the help we are giving him right now as a bridge to something better for himself or he can go back to the street. His response: Well I have to bail her out Sunday. She can't stay in jail for something she didn't do. My response to that: Complete silence. It is what it is. I am doing "this" because of his hurt arm. That is very simple. This is going to end. I am hunkered down right now, against the harsh wind that is difficult child. He is 'stressed' he says. His arm really hurts. He woke up and wanted to take his bandage off. He is anxious. He needs to wash clothes. What about the weekly rate? What about this? What about that? I said, I can't solve all of your problems for you, difficult child. This completely surreal and unreal. I am keeping myself at a distance and I am moving forward here. Wow, when you think about difficult children, you think, nothing can be worse than it is right now. Well, it can. And I am sure it can be even worse than this. And it never ends. One day at a time. Live and let live. No is a complete sentence. This too shall pass. Let go and Let God. These slogans from Al-Anon---I used to scoff at these slogans, saying they were too simplistic and remedial---these slogans cut through the FOG. They help me keep it simple. [/QUOTE]
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