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<blockquote data-quote="Iamwipedouttoo" data-source="post: 300916" data-attributes="member: 7829"><p>Thank you so much for all of the great advice and for talking some sense into me! </p><p> </p><p>I cannot begin to express how much I appreciate all of you here. </p><p>husband and I always felt that driving is an earned privilege. difficult child doesn't seem to get it though we've told her over and over what our concerns are and what we expect her to show us so she can earn the privilege. </p><p> </p><p>difficult child was making me feel like a bad parent for not allowing her this right of passage. And, here, I fell for it. How naive was I? I need to learn to trust my instincts more and put how she feels about it on the backburner.</p><p> </p><p>I feel so mad at myself for allowing her to manipulate me like this. As I open my eyes to her, I have realized that she's done it to husband and I over and over about various things. She's downright ticked that her little attempts at getting her way aren't working anymore and is definately acting out in some respects. Shame on me for allowing it to work in any case, no matter how small. Grrrrr.</p><p> </p><p>Thank you all for helping keep me strong. I was ready to cave once again.</p><p> </p><p>I'm going to talk to our therapist about how we can come up with a plan to get her moving towards realizing her goal to drive the next time we all go in to see her together. If difficult child can't meet that plan (which will basically mean her getting her anger issues under control), she doesn't move toward getting her license. It will be her choice. Not mine.</p><p> </p><p>Give me strength!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Iamwipedouttoo, post: 300916, member: 7829"] Thank you so much for all of the great advice and for talking some sense into me! I cannot begin to express how much I appreciate all of you here. husband and I always felt that driving is an earned privilege. difficult child doesn't seem to get it though we've told her over and over what our concerns are and what we expect her to show us so she can earn the privilege. difficult child was making me feel like a bad parent for not allowing her this right of passage. And, here, I fell for it. How naive was I? I need to learn to trust my instincts more and put how she feels about it on the backburner. I feel so mad at myself for allowing her to manipulate me like this. As I open my eyes to her, I have realized that she's done it to husband and I over and over about various things. She's downright ticked that her little attempts at getting her way aren't working anymore and is definately acting out in some respects. Shame on me for allowing it to work in any case, no matter how small. Grrrrr. Thank you all for helping keep me strong. I was ready to cave once again. I'm going to talk to our therapist about how we can come up with a plan to get her moving towards realizing her goal to drive the next time we all go in to see her together. If difficult child can't meet that plan (which will basically mean her getting her anger issues under control), she doesn't move toward getting her license. It will be her choice. Not mine. Give me strength! [/QUOTE]
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