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<blockquote data-quote="StressedM0mma" data-source="post: 503289" data-attributes="member: 13204"><p>Wow! IC that is great!! I can not imagine 6 months here. I feel like I am in AA. I am just taking it one day at a time. We start IOP on Thursday. It is 3 day a week 3 hours a day. And, she is actually looking forward to it!? We will also have family therapy once a week during that time. I am somewhat hopeful we can rebound from this. </p><p> I have learned so much from my own therapist on some of difficult child's behaviors and thought patterns. easy child has always been an easygoing girl that never really needed that much discipline, difficult child lots of discipline. easy child had her music which she excels in . difficult child good at lots of things, not great at 1. So, until difficult child started with her horses, she had nothing to be proud of. So, she lashed out at all of us, because she couldn't explain what she was feeling. </p><p> Anyway, I am just not ready to believe that this is going to be the new norm. It may take me until summer time. Or longer.</p><p></p><p>One very positive thing I have noticed is that when she is at riding lessons, she listens and takes directions from her instructor without question or argument. Rarely does/did difficult child do that. So, that is a good thing. Even my mom noticed that difficult child listened and did not get angry or lash out at her instructor. Even when the horse was not cooperating, she managed to not be angry or frustrated. I was expecting to have her meltdown or lash out after her lesson Wed. when her horse was so bad, but she got in the car perfectly happy, and not frustrated at all. Said that it was a good learning experience? Where is my difficult child? This cannot be her. </p><p> difficult child has also been begging to get a job. I told her she can try this summer. My husband doesn't think it would be a good idea, but I think I would be great to teach her responsibility, and having to follow someone elses rules without question. Esp. if she works fast food, and the customers get nasty. It will teach her to stay calm and not take everything so personally. So, we will see.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="StressedM0mma, post: 503289, member: 13204"] Wow! IC that is great!! I can not imagine 6 months here. I feel like I am in AA. I am just taking it one day at a time. We start IOP on Thursday. It is 3 day a week 3 hours a day. And, she is actually looking forward to it!? We will also have family therapy once a week during that time. I am somewhat hopeful we can rebound from this. I have learned so much from my own therapist on some of difficult child's behaviors and thought patterns. easy child has always been an easygoing girl that never really needed that much discipline, difficult child lots of discipline. easy child had her music which she excels in . difficult child good at lots of things, not great at 1. So, until difficult child started with her horses, she had nothing to be proud of. So, she lashed out at all of us, because she couldn't explain what she was feeling. Anyway, I am just not ready to believe that this is going to be the new norm. It may take me until summer time. Or longer. One very positive thing I have noticed is that when she is at riding lessons, she listens and takes directions from her instructor without question or argument. Rarely does/did difficult child do that. So, that is a good thing. Even my mom noticed that difficult child listened and did not get angry or lash out at her instructor. Even when the horse was not cooperating, she managed to not be angry or frustrated. I was expecting to have her meltdown or lash out after her lesson Wed. when her horse was so bad, but she got in the car perfectly happy, and not frustrated at all. Said that it was a good learning experience? Where is my difficult child? This cannot be her. difficult child has also been begging to get a job. I told her she can try this summer. My husband doesn't think it would be a good idea, but I think I would be great to teach her responsibility, and having to follow someone elses rules without question. Esp. if she works fast food, and the customers get nasty. It will teach her to stay calm and not take everything so personally. So, we will see. [/QUOTE]
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