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<blockquote data-quote="Echolette" data-source="post: 626393" data-attributes="member: 17269"><p>Cedar, I am always appreciate your honesty in saying this. I sometimes feel trapped by the assertions on the forum that we all love our kids. I am not sure I love my difficult child. For a long time I felt terribly responsible for him, in an almost holy way. Then the power of anger and fear felt a lot like the power of love. With those feelings receding....I am not sure there is much left, except a little sadness, and a little repugnance. I don't want to have to say I love him. </p><p></p><p>It isn't crummy. It is real. I agree with you that the concept of mother love comes in large part from the world of mothers who weren't challenged as we have been. </p><p></p><p>More anon.</p><p></p><p>Echo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Echolette, post: 626393, member: 17269"] Cedar, I am always appreciate your honesty in saying this. I sometimes feel trapped by the assertions on the forum that we all love our kids. I am not sure I love my difficult child. For a long time I felt terribly responsible for him, in an almost holy way. Then the power of anger and fear felt a lot like the power of love. With those feelings receding....I am not sure there is much left, except a little sadness, and a little repugnance. I don't want to have to say I love him. It isn't crummy. It is real. I agree with you that the concept of mother love comes in large part from the world of mothers who weren't challenged as we have been. More anon. Echo [/QUOTE]
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