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Doubting myself again...but not TOO much!
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<blockquote data-quote="CAmom" data-source="post: 33216" data-attributes="member: 1835"><p>Karen, you're SO right!</p><p></p><p>I really feel fortunate when I read the posts here from those of you who are dealing with difficult child's on a one-on-one, face-to-face basis. I KNOW that the fact that my son is out of our home and is only able to make brief, somewhat supervised phone calls has given me a wonderful opportunity to step back, take a deep breath, and do some behavior modification of my own. </p><p></p><p>I know darn well that, if he WERE home and in my face, this would probably not have happened because he is a MASTER at creating such a whirlwind of drama around himself that it's just about impossible to think much less plan for appropriate responses!</p><p></p><p>I know I've got to take full advantage of this opportunity to grow and strengthen myself so that, when he IS back home, I will have grown a thicker skin as we approach the probably inevitable day when we will have to make that heartwrenching decision, as so many of you have had to do, to tell him to either shape up or ship out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CAmom, post: 33216, member: 1835"] Karen, you're SO right! I really feel fortunate when I read the posts here from those of you who are dealing with difficult child's on a one-on-one, face-to-face basis. I KNOW that the fact that my son is out of our home and is only able to make brief, somewhat supervised phone calls has given me a wonderful opportunity to step back, take a deep breath, and do some behavior modification of my own. I know darn well that, if he WERE home and in my face, this would probably not have happened because he is a MASTER at creating such a whirlwind of drama around himself that it's just about impossible to think much less plan for appropriate responses! I know I've got to take full advantage of this opportunity to grow and strengthen myself so that, when he IS back home, I will have grown a thicker skin as we approach the probably inevitable day when we will have to make that heartwrenching decision, as so many of you have had to do, to tell him to either shape up or ship out. [/QUOTE]
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