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<blockquote data-quote="scent of cedar" data-source="post: 599623" data-attributes="member: 1721"><p>Welcome, Brandi.</p><p></p><p>Parenting a difficult child is a heartbreaking, thankless, endless task. We are left feeling so unsure of ourselves. We continually question the part we may have played in creating our children's situations. We never stop looking for ways to help our children. We sometimes lose confidence in our ability to make decisions for our children or for ourselves. We find ourselves being threatened or abused by the children we love more than life itself and we don't know what to do, anymore. Our children refuse to obey us; they laugh at and ridicule our morals, our lifestyles and appearances. They engage in activities we find appalling with people who scare us half to death. We worry. We forgive and forgive and forgive. We fight everything the difficult child seems to arrow in on without fail until we are exhausted, ourselves.</p><p></p><p>We are ashamed. Humiliated. We do the best we know...and it doesn't help.</p><p> </p><p>I have taken such strength from this Board. It is a wonderful, safe place for us to share the pain and confusion raising a difficult child brings. I am glad you are here, glad you decided to post to us. </p><p></p><p>Things will begin to feel a little better for you, now that you have found us.</p><p></p><p>Others of us will be along, shortly.</p><p></p><p>Brandi, are drugs or alcohol involved? If you suspect either of those things, please check out the Substance Abuse forum, too.</p><p></p><p>Barbara</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scent of cedar, post: 599623, member: 1721"] Welcome, Brandi. Parenting a difficult child is a heartbreaking, thankless, endless task. We are left feeling so unsure of ourselves. We continually question the part we may have played in creating our children's situations. We never stop looking for ways to help our children. We sometimes lose confidence in our ability to make decisions for our children or for ourselves. We find ourselves being threatened or abused by the children we love more than life itself and we don't know what to do, anymore. Our children refuse to obey us; they laugh at and ridicule our morals, our lifestyles and appearances. They engage in activities we find appalling with people who scare us half to death. We worry. We forgive and forgive and forgive. We fight everything the difficult child seems to arrow in on without fail until we are exhausted, ourselves. We are ashamed. Humiliated. We do the best we know...and it doesn't help. I have taken such strength from this Board. It is a wonderful, safe place for us to share the pain and confusion raising a difficult child brings. I am glad you are here, glad you decided to post to us. Things will begin to feel a little better for you, now that you have found us. Others of us will be along, shortly. Brandi, are drugs or alcohol involved? If you suspect either of those things, please check out the Substance Abuse forum, too. Barbara [/QUOTE]
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