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I May Have a easy child in Crisis
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<blockquote data-quote="everywoman" data-source="post: 174097" data-attributes="member: 1436"><p>One big gigantic hug for your mommy heart. </p><p></p><p>I know it is so hard to watch our easy child's go into crisis. When easy child's wife left him last summer, he had a very stressful job, a one year old to care for by himself, a really big mortgage he couldn't afford on his own, was an hours drive from any friends or family, was paying a large amount for childcare, and had a car with no air conditioning. He was as low as I have ever seen him. It was heartbreaking watching him. He, like your easy child, is an overachiever perfectionist, who tries to make everything great for everyone around him. When his wife walked out---he was devastated. I did, finally, coax him to see someone. He read a lot of self-help books. He finally, now, is getting back to himself. He and wife sought counseling and are back together and doing well.</p><p></p><p>You can suggest counseling. But you know these kids don't think they need it. They see it as a failure on their part. The best thing you can do is listen. Don't offer advice, but do offer to do small things to lighten her load. I spent night after night talking to easy child on the phone about his feelings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="everywoman, post: 174097, member: 1436"] One big gigantic hug for your mommy heart. I know it is so hard to watch our easy child's go into crisis. When easy child's wife left him last summer, he had a very stressful job, a one year old to care for by himself, a really big mortgage he couldn't afford on his own, was an hours drive from any friends or family, was paying a large amount for childcare, and had a car with no air conditioning. He was as low as I have ever seen him. It was heartbreaking watching him. He, like your easy child, is an overachiever perfectionist, who tries to make everything great for everyone around him. When his wife walked out---he was devastated. I did, finally, coax him to see someone. He read a lot of self-help books. He finally, now, is getting back to himself. He and wife sought counseling and are back together and doing well. You can suggest counseling. But you know these kids don't think they need it. They see it as a failure on their part. The best thing you can do is listen. Don't offer advice, but do offer to do small things to lighten her load. I spent night after night talking to easy child on the phone about his feelings. [/QUOTE]
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