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How do I fight the guilt???
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 45910" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I remember father in law and his brother cracking macabre jokes the day their mother died. They loved her dearly, but were being practical as well as trying to cheer each other up by referring to the crematorium people as "the arson squad".</p><p></p><p>Consider your current good mood to be therapeutic, to help you cope after so much trauma and depression.</p><p></p><p>It's OK to smile and laugh, sometimes it's all we can do. People see us joking and laughing in our household and wonder how we can - I tell them if we didn't laugh, we'd cry. And then we would be really boring, sad people.</p><p></p><p>Humour is healthy. Being happy is healthy. Even when life is tough - humour makes it easier to cope.</p><p></p><p>If there are no catastrophes looming, if the current set of problems are beyond your control right now, if life is just ticking over while you wait for the other shoe to drop, then smile while you can. It will recharge your batteries faster, for when you need to get back to work.</p><p></p><p>Consider this current good mood to be your coffee break in your long journey through your difficult child's childhood. We all need our coffee breaks.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 45910, member: 1991"] I remember father in law and his brother cracking macabre jokes the day their mother died. They loved her dearly, but were being practical as well as trying to cheer each other up by referring to the crematorium people as "the arson squad". Consider your current good mood to be therapeutic, to help you cope after so much trauma and depression. It's OK to smile and laugh, sometimes it's all we can do. People see us joking and laughing in our household and wonder how we can - I tell them if we didn't laugh, we'd cry. And then we would be really boring, sad people. Humour is healthy. Being happy is healthy. Even when life is tough - humour makes it easier to cope. If there are no catastrophes looming, if the current set of problems are beyond your control right now, if life is just ticking over while you wait for the other shoe to drop, then smile while you can. It will recharge your batteries faster, for when you need to get back to work. Consider this current good mood to be your coffee break in your long journey through your difficult child's childhood. We all need our coffee breaks. Marg [/QUOTE]
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