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<blockquote data-quote="PonyGirl" data-source="post: 115155" data-attributes="member: 187"><p>I'll be honest, I'm guilty of making these assumptions too! When difficult child was school-age, and getting in with the 'wrong crowd', I was pretty upset about those other parents! Why couldnt they control their kid! :hypnosis:</p><p></p><p>But I began to realize, some of those parents were exactly like me; doing the best they could with little success. Sure, there were some who sat in bars and didn't give a rip. But there were others who were struggling just as much as I was.</p><p></p><p>Parents are individuals, just like our kids are.</p><p></p><p>Parents get too much blame when their kids do something wrong, and take far too much credit when their kids do something good, too. Double-edged sword. :warrior: </p><p> :salute:</p><p></p><p>The things I learned out of my experience was: Hold my Head High. Look people in the eye. Fake it till I make it. Don't take on that guilt. Be honest. The other parents who knew me, they also knew it wasn't my fault. Parents who didn't know me, too bad for them.</p><p></p><p>Personally, us parents of difficult children are more firmly based in reality. I joke about my boss, who raised 3 perfect children, she has no clue!!</p><p></p><p>Peace</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PonyGirl, post: 115155, member: 187"] I'll be honest, I'm guilty of making these assumptions too! When difficult child was school-age, and getting in with the 'wrong crowd', I was pretty upset about those other parents! Why couldnt they control their kid! [img]:hypnosis:[/img] But I began to realize, some of those parents were exactly like me; doing the best they could with little success. Sure, there were some who sat in bars and didn't give a rip. But there were others who were struggling just as much as I was. Parents are individuals, just like our kids are. Parents get too much blame when their kids do something wrong, and take far too much credit when their kids do something good, too. Double-edged sword. [img]:warrior:[/img] [img]:salute:[/img] The things I learned out of my experience was: Hold my Head High. Look people in the eye. Fake it till I make it. Don't take on that guilt. Be honest. The other parents who knew me, they also knew it wasn't my fault. Parents who didn't know me, too bad for them. Personally, us parents of difficult children are more firmly based in reality. I joke about my boss, who raised 3 perfect children, she has no clue!! Peace [/QUOTE]
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