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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 509678" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>Oh boy do I know THAT feeling well. I don't blame you for being angry and disappointed, your feelings are completely justifiable. One of the hardest parts of detachment for me is learning not to hope for reactions that are coming from *my* reality, and constantly being disappointed. I tend to think, "well how dare she, that's so illogical and self-centered, why can't see see how wrong she is?" Which really means, "Why can't she react the way I want her to react?!" Lowering your expectations for your difficult children behavior or reactions (or anyone's) seems so wrong, but unfortunately, it becomes a survival tactic when dealing with a difficult child. I have to keep reminding myself of that, though. </p><p></p><p>I agree that it's much easier to deal with via email. If only I'd had email back in the days of divorcing my kids' dad...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 509678, member: 1157"] Oh boy do I know THAT feeling well. I don't blame you for being angry and disappointed, your feelings are completely justifiable. One of the hardest parts of detachment for me is learning not to hope for reactions that are coming from *my* reality, and constantly being disappointed. I tend to think, "well how dare she, that's so illogical and self-centered, why can't see see how wrong she is?" Which really means, "Why can't she react the way I want her to react?!" Lowering your expectations for your difficult children behavior or reactions (or anyone's) seems so wrong, but unfortunately, it becomes a survival tactic when dealing with a difficult child. I have to keep reminding myself of that, though. I agree that it's much easier to deal with via email. If only I'd had email back in the days of divorcing my kids' dad... [/QUOTE]
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