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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 227393"><p>Fran,</p><p></p><p>I thought my post was pretty clear. I did not address the easy child abbreviation issue in my original post. I responded to Daisy, as she is new, to explain other alternatives that we would understand and that she could live with. </p><p></p><p>I also think Suz summarized it very nicely. </p><p></p><p>My issue is with the derogatory terminology used to name our difficult child's friends or boyfriend/girlfriend's. </p><p></p><p>Yes, there is something wrong with referring your difficult child's boyfriend/girlfriend - someone else's child, by the way - as a loser or insert word of choice. It's done a lot. </p><p></p><p>Would you want someone referring to your child as a 'loser' every time he is discussed? What does that say about the person saying it? As we are the ones bearing the brunt of so much stigma in society because of our kids, shouldn't we know better than to turn around and do the exact same thing to another?</p><p></p><p>Like I said, I wasn't picking on any one person. But, it's become pretty prevalent across the board and I felt compelled to say something.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 227393"] Fran, I thought my post was pretty clear. I did not address the easy child abbreviation issue in my original post. I responded to Daisy, as she is new, to explain other alternatives that we would understand and that she could live with. I also think Suz summarized it very nicely. My issue is with the derogatory terminology used to name our difficult child's friends or boyfriend/girlfriend's. Yes, there is something wrong with referring your difficult child's boyfriend/girlfriend - someone else's child, by the way - as a loser or insert word of choice. It's done a lot. Would you want someone referring to your child as a 'loser' every time he is discussed? What does that say about the person saying it? As we are the ones bearing the brunt of so much stigma in society because of our kids, shouldn't we know better than to turn around and do the exact same thing to another? Like I said, I wasn't picking on any one person. But, it's become pretty prevalent across the board and I felt compelled to say something. [/QUOTE]
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