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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 449368" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Hi, I want to say welcome to the board if I havent welcomed you before. I'm sorry you are getting the reactions from people in the real world that you are getting but it isnt uncommon. Most people who dont have to raise kids like ours simply dont understand what its like. They arent your average bears. </p><p></p><p>Heck even a 34 year old mother with 5 normal kids would be exhausted but when you add in kids who arent neurotypical, boy, you have your hands full! Im sorry your husband didnt understand why you would feel the way you did. Many of us have had to place our difficult child's outside the home to get the help they need. I did. Its not that we want to send them away to just get rid of them but sometimes it takes more than two parents to help a child. Its not a bad thing or a sign of weakness. </p><p></p><p>Now for some questions, does your son get any therapy or anything like that? Maybe he would benefit from some sort of in home or wrap around therapy. Perhaps you could attempt to find something like that. I do think you should seek therapy for yourself to help you deal with the stress of parenting these kids. It is so not easy. You need someone to go to at least once a week to unload on that is not your husband. It will help you so much. They can also give you some strategies to help with the kids. </p><p></p><p>I hope something I have said here helps you. If not, know that I am here and I care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 449368, member: 1514"] Hi, I want to say welcome to the board if I havent welcomed you before. I'm sorry you are getting the reactions from people in the real world that you are getting but it isnt uncommon. Most people who dont have to raise kids like ours simply dont understand what its like. They arent your average bears. Heck even a 34 year old mother with 5 normal kids would be exhausted but when you add in kids who arent neurotypical, boy, you have your hands full! Im sorry your husband didnt understand why you would feel the way you did. Many of us have had to place our difficult child's outside the home to get the help they need. I did. Its not that we want to send them away to just get rid of them but sometimes it takes more than two parents to help a child. Its not a bad thing or a sign of weakness. Now for some questions, does your son get any therapy or anything like that? Maybe he would benefit from some sort of in home or wrap around therapy. Perhaps you could attempt to find something like that. I do think you should seek therapy for yourself to help you deal with the stress of parenting these kids. It is so not easy. You need someone to go to at least once a week to unload on that is not your husband. It will help you so much. They can also give you some strategies to help with the kids. I hope something I have said here helps you. If not, know that I am here and I care. [/QUOTE]
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