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How do you avoid questions about Difficult Child?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 696830" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>I am open about it with people I know well. I used to hide my daughter's problems but found it was very freeing to be open about her situation. To my surprise, almost everyone that I told immediately starting telling me about their son, daughter, sibling, or parent that also struggled with mental illness/substance abuse. I think many people hold it in which isn't healthy and they are glad to have a chance to talk about it.</p><p></p><p>With people that are just acquaintances or business associates, I just make a joke like "my daughter is finding herself and if she doesn't do it soon it is going to kill me." Then I laugh and change the subject.</p><p></p><p>Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 696830, member: 1967"] I am open about it with people I know well. I used to hide my daughter's problems but found it was very freeing to be open about her situation. To my surprise, almost everyone that I told immediately starting telling me about their son, daughter, sibling, or parent that also struggled with mental illness/substance abuse. I think many people hold it in which isn't healthy and they are glad to have a chance to talk about it. With people that are just acquaintances or business associates, I just make a joke like "my daughter is finding herself and if she doesn't do it soon it is going to kill me." Then I laugh and change the subject. Kathy [/QUOTE]
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