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Learning how to live with guilt
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<blockquote data-quote="recovering doormat" data-source="post: 245276" data-attributes="member: 5941"><p>Hi Fancy, just checking in on you to see how you are coping. I've been absent awhile while my son was in a diagnostic residential program in Pennsylvania. </p><p> </p><p>I can totally relate to the guilt feelings, as I have had fingers pointed at me by my ex and therapists that I have dropped the ball many times with my kids by not being consistent enough. It is an awful feeling to know that you have not only not helped your kid, but possibly made things worse because you failed to give them the rules and boundaries they need.</p><p> </p><p>It sounds like you have done a much better job than me as far as setting limits (not tolerating your ex's drug problems) and also showing your kids how a strong woman does it when she's parenting alone. I hope reading the posts from other parents here has made you feel better about yourself.</p><p> </p><p>I think you need to remind yourself that you are doing the best you know how. It's impossible to cover all the bases, if we could, we'd be perfect, and no one is. You do the best you can. Sounds like you have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recovering doormat, post: 245276, member: 5941"] Hi Fancy, just checking in on you to see how you are coping. I've been absent awhile while my son was in a diagnostic residential program in Pennsylvania. I can totally relate to the guilt feelings, as I have had fingers pointed at me by my ex and therapists that I have dropped the ball many times with my kids by not being consistent enough. It is an awful feeling to know that you have not only not helped your kid, but possibly made things worse because you failed to give them the rules and boundaries they need. It sounds like you have done a much better job than me as far as setting limits (not tolerating your ex's drug problems) and also showing your kids how a strong woman does it when she's parenting alone. I hope reading the posts from other parents here has made you feel better about yourself. I think you need to remind yourself that you are doing the best you know how. It's impossible to cover all the bases, if we could, we'd be perfect, and no one is. You do the best you can. Sounds like you have. [/QUOTE]
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