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<blockquote data-quote="Tanya M" data-source="post: 750638" data-attributes="member: 18516"><p>How very sad that your son feels that way. </p><p>You have two options:</p><p>1. Do not respond</p><p>2. I'm so sorry you feel that way because I love you very much.</p><p></p><p>The main thing is to not engage in a debate over this. His thinking is simply not rational. That would be like me being angry with my mother for giving birth to me because I had cancer.</p><p></p><p>I understand why your son would say this, he's hurting and does not like the fact that he has mental health issues. As his parent, it's so much easier to place the blame on you. His statement says much more about him and how he's dealing with his issues. I did not want to have cancer nor did I want to have to deal with it. It's something that will always be with me no matter how many years of remission I have. Just as a mental health issue will always be with that person. </p><p></p><p>The only other thing I would add is to reinforce to your son how much progress he has made.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tanya M, post: 750638, member: 18516"] How very sad that your son feels that way. You have two options: 1. Do not respond 2. I'm so sorry you feel that way because I love you very much. The main thing is to not engage in a debate over this. His thinking is simply not rational. That would be like me being angry with my mother for giving birth to me because I had cancer. I understand why your son would say this, he's hurting and does not like the fact that he has mental health issues. As his parent, it's so much easier to place the blame on you. His statement says much more about him and how he's dealing with his issues. I did not want to have cancer nor did I want to have to deal with it. It's something that will always be with me no matter how many years of remission I have. Just as a mental health issue will always be with that person. The only other thing I would add is to reinforce to your son how much progress he has made. [/QUOTE]
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