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<blockquote data-quote="pepperidge" data-source="post: 420658" data-attributes="member: 2322"><p>Jen, its fine to post a lot. I was just reflecting on what a conflict filled existence you seem to lead.</p><p></p><p>it is hard to give up dreams and the secondary pleasure we get (like shopping for a prom dress). difficult children teach one a whole lot about parenting the child we have, not the one we might have hoped for. It is up to us as parents of difficult children to really live through ourselves, because heavens knows, the satisfaction of raising a difficult child doesn't come on a daily basis unless you are Mother Theresa.</p><p></p><p>Hope you keep a copy of all the docs you did for her. I think deep down she knows you love her and care for her. This may just be her way of "planting" you for all that she rightly or wrongly feels cheated of because of difficult child. Her problem not yours, you did the best you could to play the hand you were dealt. She's an adult, she can chose to move beyond the hurt or not. Your job is to let her get there on her own, and meet her with compassion and forgiveness if she ever does get there.</p><p></p><p>It is so hard when you can't protect them from the mess they might make of their lives.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pepperidge, post: 420658, member: 2322"] Jen, its fine to post a lot. I was just reflecting on what a conflict filled existence you seem to lead. it is hard to give up dreams and the secondary pleasure we get (like shopping for a prom dress). difficult children teach one a whole lot about parenting the child we have, not the one we might have hoped for. It is up to us as parents of difficult children to really live through ourselves, because heavens knows, the satisfaction of raising a difficult child doesn't come on a daily basis unless you are Mother Theresa. Hope you keep a copy of all the docs you did for her. I think deep down she knows you love her and care for her. This may just be her way of "planting" you for all that she rightly or wrongly feels cheated of because of difficult child. Her problem not yours, you did the best you could to play the hand you were dealt. She's an adult, she can chose to move beyond the hurt or not. Your job is to let her get there on her own, and meet her with compassion and forgiveness if she ever does get there. It is so hard when you can't protect them from the mess they might make of their lives. [/QUOTE]
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