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<blockquote data-quote="hexemaus2" data-source="post: 389852" data-attributes="member: 4560"><p>Hey Sharon! How are ya lady?</p><p> </p><p>I am so proud of the boys. I never thought I would live to see the day difficult child 2 would be any kind of success story, but I am sooo incredibly proud of the young man he has become. And difficult child 3, well, he was always well behaved for a difficult child. Now he's becoming quite the responsible young man.</p><p> </p><p>As for difficult child 1, we hope she eventually finds her way, but that is beyond my control and has been for a long time. Until she resembles something close to a responsible person, I have cut all ties. I just couldn't watch her self-destruct. Thankfully, my sister in law was willing to take on the grandbaby and I have her here as often as my schedule allows (at least one weekend a month.) She's a beautiful little girl, just like her mom was at that age. It breaks my heart to think what she's been through in her short little life, but she has made tremendous progress living with my sister in law these last 7 months. She is safe, she is happy, and she is loved - which is the important stuff. Hopefully, someday her mom will be able to be a positive part of her life again.</p><p> </p><p>As for the hobby farm - I think it was the first step in changing things for the better for the boys. Country life agrees with both of them. difficult child 2, in fact, is designing our chicken coop for the baby chicks that will arrive in the Spring. We're also talking about putting a small trailer on the property for him next year so he can be on his own, but close by if he needs us. (That has done wonders to ease his "out on his own" anxieties.) difficult child 3 helps with house renovations and is in charge of wood splitting. He LOVES chopping and splitting wood for the fireplace, so he's tickled the weather is getting cold. They both love working the farm and discussing how we plan to move ahead with organic/biodynamic farming ideas. Its positively amazing what this life has brought out in both of them. What is truly amazing is going into "town" (if you can call it that lol) and having people comment on what nice young men my boys are, how polite, thoughtful, and well-mannered they are. It's quite the change from being "those people," if you know what I mean. The people out here are much more accepting of difficult child 2's quirks and eccentricities. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hexemaus2, post: 389852, member: 4560"] Hey Sharon! How are ya lady? I am so proud of the boys. I never thought I would live to see the day difficult child 2 would be any kind of success story, but I am sooo incredibly proud of the young man he has become. And difficult child 3, well, he was always well behaved for a difficult child. Now he's becoming quite the responsible young man. As for difficult child 1, we hope she eventually finds her way, but that is beyond my control and has been for a long time. Until she resembles something close to a responsible person, I have cut all ties. I just couldn't watch her self-destruct. Thankfully, my sister in law was willing to take on the grandbaby and I have her here as often as my schedule allows (at least one weekend a month.) She's a beautiful little girl, just like her mom was at that age. It breaks my heart to think what she's been through in her short little life, but she has made tremendous progress living with my sister in law these last 7 months. She is safe, she is happy, and she is loved - which is the important stuff. Hopefully, someday her mom will be able to be a positive part of her life again. As for the hobby farm - I think it was the first step in changing things for the better for the boys. Country life agrees with both of them. difficult child 2, in fact, is designing our chicken coop for the baby chicks that will arrive in the Spring. We're also talking about putting a small trailer on the property for him next year so he can be on his own, but close by if he needs us. (That has done wonders to ease his "out on his own" anxieties.) difficult child 3 helps with house renovations and is in charge of wood splitting. He LOVES chopping and splitting wood for the fireplace, so he's tickled the weather is getting cold. They both love working the farm and discussing how we plan to move ahead with organic/biodynamic farming ideas. Its positively amazing what this life has brought out in both of them. What is truly amazing is going into "town" (if you can call it that lol) and having people comment on what nice young men my boys are, how polite, thoughtful, and well-mannered they are. It's quite the change from being "those people," if you know what I mean. The people out here are much more accepting of difficult child 2's quirks and eccentricities. :) [/QUOTE]
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