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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 266098" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>It just depends on the situation, the people involved, etc. With close friends, I am very open about things, but only if they ask or seem interested. I think my mother is the one person in my life (aside from husband) who truly understands what I go through -- and that's probably because she is the only one who has been willing over the years to take care of the kids for extended periods of time. So she's lived it first hand, too.</p><p> </p><p>Most people can never truly understand what our lives are like unless they have a difficult child at home, or a close family member who is one. You learn quickly whom among your friends and family fall into that category.</p><p> </p><p>Some people just cannot deal with this kind of information, even if they are close to you. My in-laws are like that. They can't seem to get their heads around the concept of what's wrong with my difficult child's and that it's something they WON'T grow out of. I've learned not to go down that path with them, and I don't allow them to try to take care of the difficult child's on their own. It just gets ugly.</p><p> </p><p>The fact that everyone HERE on this website "gets it" on so many different levels makes this a unique resource for support.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 266098, member: 3444"] It just depends on the situation, the people involved, etc. With close friends, I am very open about things, but only if they ask or seem interested. I think my mother is the one person in my life (aside from husband) who truly understands what I go through -- and that's probably because she is the only one who has been willing over the years to take care of the kids for extended periods of time. So she's lived it first hand, too. Most people can never truly understand what our lives are like unless they have a difficult child at home, or a close family member who is one. You learn quickly whom among your friends and family fall into that category. Some people just cannot deal with this kind of information, even if they are close to you. My in-laws are like that. They can't seem to get their heads around the concept of what's wrong with my difficult child's and that it's something they WON'T grow out of. I've learned not to go down that path with them, and I don't allow them to try to take care of the difficult child's on their own. It just gets ugly. The fact that everyone HERE on this website "gets it" on so many different levels makes this a unique resource for support. [/QUOTE]
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