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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 403894" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>We went through this with easy child 2/difficult child 2. She's still a worry although she stopped cutting about 8 years ago. But I know it went on for years and we couldn't get her to admit to it. She covered up her arms for years. Now she doesn't cover up, you can see the scars. She has talked about it since.</p><p></p><p>I was sad on her wedding day - she wore a beautiful gown, sleeveless and strapless (apart from two tiny straps we sewed on). The scars are visible, all up her arms. And were visible to all on her wedding day. Arms criss-crossed with them. Both arms. One or two of those scars are thick and raised, they were deep cuts which didn't heal well. She will one day have to explain them to her children.</p><p></p><p>hugs. This is so difficult.</p><p></p><p>When easy child 2/difficult child 2's cutting was going on, I also felt like a bad mother for not being able to intervene. But she was so difficult, so much in denial, and we already had so many other problems that seemed to leave her in the shade - easy child knew and would tell me, and we would discuss what we could do. Nothing. I told the pediatrician - easy child 2/difficult child 2 just denied it, said I was crazy. Nothing was done. </p><p></p><p>In your case, it has only just re-started, and you feel like a bad mother. Well, in my case I knew about it for years and we did nothing. So take a number and wait - I'm ahead of you in the bad mother queue! (in other words - don't feel so bad, you're doing what you can as soon as you could have)</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 403894, member: 1991"] We went through this with easy child 2/difficult child 2. She's still a worry although she stopped cutting about 8 years ago. But I know it went on for years and we couldn't get her to admit to it. She covered up her arms for years. Now she doesn't cover up, you can see the scars. She has talked about it since. I was sad on her wedding day - she wore a beautiful gown, sleeveless and strapless (apart from two tiny straps we sewed on). The scars are visible, all up her arms. And were visible to all on her wedding day. Arms criss-crossed with them. Both arms. One or two of those scars are thick and raised, they were deep cuts which didn't heal well. She will one day have to explain them to her children. hugs. This is so difficult. When easy child 2/difficult child 2's cutting was going on, I also felt like a bad mother for not being able to intervene. But she was so difficult, so much in denial, and we already had so many other problems that seemed to leave her in the shade - easy child knew and would tell me, and we would discuss what we could do. Nothing. I told the pediatrician - easy child 2/difficult child 2 just denied it, said I was crazy. Nothing was done. In your case, it has only just re-started, and you feel like a bad mother. Well, in my case I knew about it for years and we did nothing. So take a number and wait - I'm ahead of you in the bad mother queue! (in other words - don't feel so bad, you're doing what you can as soon as you could have) Marg [/QUOTE]
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