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I raised him right, right? Self blame and the pursuit of happiness.
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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 650413" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>That we cannot diagnose the thing that went wrong for our kids and correct it somehow is why this is all so crazy-making. We bounce from one thing to the next, getting more frazzled by the day...but at the end of the day, our child is still suffering and we all are losing and angry and desperate. </p><p></p><p>And mad.</p><p></p><p>Mad at someone, but who?</p><p></p><p>We are so powerless in the face of some of this stuff.</p><p></p><p>And yet, we feel responsible.</p><p></p><p>I am glad you are here with us, now. It will be helpful for you to see your own story reflected in ours. It seems not to matter how the kids were raised. We have so many different life styles and parenting styles represented, here on the site. And yet, the "kids" act out in the same ways ~ almost verbatim, some of them, in the ways they talk to and think about and try to manipulate us.</p><p></p><p>Even when we finally allow ourselves the grace of letting go of guilt regarding our parenting, there is still the terrible sadness of what is happening to our children.</p><p></p><p>It is very hard. But we have no choice.</p><p></p><p>So, we do the best we know.</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 650413, member: 17461"] That we cannot diagnose the thing that went wrong for our kids and correct it somehow is why this is all so crazy-making. We bounce from one thing to the next, getting more frazzled by the day...but at the end of the day, our child is still suffering and we all are losing and angry and desperate. And mad. Mad at someone, but who? We are so powerless in the face of some of this stuff. And yet, we feel responsible. I am glad you are here with us, now. It will be helpful for you to see your own story reflected in ours. It seems not to matter how the kids were raised. We have so many different life styles and parenting styles represented, here on the site. And yet, the "kids" act out in the same ways ~ almost verbatim, some of them, in the ways they talk to and think about and try to manipulate us. Even when we finally allow ourselves the grace of letting go of guilt regarding our parenting, there is still the terrible sadness of what is happening to our children. It is very hard. But we have no choice. So, we do the best we know. Cedar [/QUOTE]
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