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I am so sick of the constant negativity
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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 95060"><p>difficult child has always been with me. Kids are supposed to be egocentric. That's normal. difficult child, however, has always taken it to a whole other level. I remember telling my mom when she was less than 2 years old that she could be an only child, I could be a stay at home mom and spend every second with her and it still wouldn't be enough. She's always needed so much. There just aren't words to describe it.</p><p></p><p>She's always been so dependent on me and, I think, what is happening now is that she's trying to pull away (normal), but it is creating conflict for her because she's still so needy. We've been working on taking responsibility for her own happiness. IOW, you can't control what happens around you, but you can control how you react to it. </p><p></p><p>She does really well for a couple of days and then we have episodes like this where everything is my fault or where she wants me to fix everything. Like when she told me when her knee or ankle was hurting that if I really cared I would think of something to make it better....after she had refused all remedies I had suggested.</p><p></p><p>I think what we are seeing is resentment. She resents how dependent on me she feels.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 95060"] difficult child has always been with me. Kids are supposed to be egocentric. That's normal. difficult child, however, has always taken it to a whole other level. I remember telling my mom when she was less than 2 years old that she could be an only child, I could be a stay at home mom and spend every second with her and it still wouldn't be enough. She's always needed so much. There just aren't words to describe it. She's always been so dependent on me and, I think, what is happening now is that she's trying to pull away (normal), but it is creating conflict for her because she's still so needy. We've been working on taking responsibility for her own happiness. IOW, you can't control what happens around you, but you can control how you react to it. She does really well for a couple of days and then we have episodes like this where everything is my fault or where she wants me to fix everything. Like when she told me when her knee or ankle was hurting that if I really cared I would think of something to make it better....after she had refused all remedies I had suggested. I think what we are seeing is resentment. She resents how dependent on me she feels. [/QUOTE]
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