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difficult child's joblessness is getting to me. Not sure where to go from here
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<blockquote data-quote="Calamity Jane" data-source="post: 551411" data-attributes="member: 13882"><p>Dash,</p><p>I'm sorry she came home crying - that's a heartbreaker, even for difficult children. What I'm going to say may sound nuts, but hear me out. The difficult children that I've known who for the most part have turned things around have eschewed "traditional" jobs and have succeeded at more "labor intensive" type jobs, like landscaping, home repair, painting, car mechanics, technical jobs and even culinary arts. in my opinion, difficult children are more inclined to prosper if they are physically active in their careers, Know what I mean??</p><p>Would it be possible to steer her in one of the areas mentioned above? Since she gets the work done at the house, albeit complaining sometimes, could she work for a handyperson or a painter? Would she be interested in a trade school? I don't know - just think it would give her a reason to "work out" her stress, anxiety, whatever, while she's working and earning money and being productive at the same time. </p><p>In any case, I hope she's doing a little better today, and you too. At least she's going to the therapist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calamity Jane, post: 551411, member: 13882"] Dash, I'm sorry she came home crying - that's a heartbreaker, even for difficult children. What I'm going to say may sound nuts, but hear me out. The difficult children that I've known who for the most part have turned things around have eschewed "traditional" jobs and have succeeded at more "labor intensive" type jobs, like landscaping, home repair, painting, car mechanics, technical jobs and even culinary arts. in my opinion, difficult children are more inclined to prosper if they are physically active in their careers, Know what I mean?? Would it be possible to steer her in one of the areas mentioned above? Since she gets the work done at the house, albeit complaining sometimes, could she work for a handyperson or a painter? Would she be interested in a trade school? I don't know - just think it would give her a reason to "work out" her stress, anxiety, whatever, while she's working and earning money and being productive at the same time. In any case, I hope she's doing a little better today, and you too. At least she's going to the therapist. [/QUOTE]
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