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Do you find it difficult to compliment your difficult child?
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<blockquote data-quote="SearchingForRainbows" data-source="post: 141792" data-attributes="member: 3388"><p>Jo,</p><p></p><p>I sort of feel like you do. I have a very difficult time finding one nice thing to say to my difficult children on a daily basis. I'm worn out and most days, feel like a dirty doormat that my difficult children constantly use to wipe their feet on. (I had been doing better with this but then injured my ankle, can't exercise, and am now having difficulty releasing stress - But, this is your post and I'm getting off topic...) </p><p></p><p>Don't be too hard on yourself. I think you're a great mother!!! The love you have for your difficult child shines through this post. I honestly believe your difficult child knows how much you love her too. In the long run, I honestly don't think you're in any way damaging her self-esteem. </p><p></p><p>I don't think you should beat yourself up by feeling guilty over this. Afterall, we're human too. There is only so much we can do. It is difficult to say something positive to a difficult child when feeling used and abused so much of the time. I don't think it is necessarily a bad thing for our difficult children to see that we're human and realize that their negative actions do affect us.</p><p></p><p>Well, just my two cents for what it's worth. Hugs, WFEN</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SearchingForRainbows, post: 141792, member: 3388"] Jo, I sort of feel like you do. I have a very difficult time finding one nice thing to say to my difficult children on a daily basis. I'm worn out and most days, feel like a dirty doormat that my difficult children constantly use to wipe their feet on. (I had been doing better with this but then injured my ankle, can't exercise, and am now having difficulty releasing stress - But, this is your post and I'm getting off topic...) Don't be too hard on yourself. I think you're a great mother!!! The love you have for your difficult child shines through this post. I honestly believe your difficult child knows how much you love her too. In the long run, I honestly don't think you're in any way damaging her self-esteem. I don't think you should beat yourself up by feeling guilty over this. Afterall, we're human too. There is only so much we can do. It is difficult to say something positive to a difficult child when feeling used and abused so much of the time. I don't think it is necessarily a bad thing for our difficult children to see that we're human and realize that their negative actions do affect us. Well, just my two cents for what it's worth. Hugs, WFEN [/QUOTE]
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