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Let's discuss homelessness and it what it means to our difficult children
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<blockquote data-quote="JKF" data-source="post: 632362" data-attributes="member: 12470"><p>Both COM and Echo have described my difficult child's life to a "t". From the day shelter to the soup kitchen to the free phones, ER visits, belongings getting stolen, community of homeless friends, etc. All of it. Uggggh. When this first happened a couple of years ago I was in denial and used to pretend that his situation was not real and that instead he was off to college or doing something great with his life. It was my coping mechanism at the time. I stopped doing that though because every time reality hit - it hit hard! Lately I've been accepting the reality of his situation. Like COM says - I lean into my feelings. I let myself really feel the sadness, anger, fear, guilt, disappointment - and then I move on. Sometimes the feelings linger but I've noticed lately that I'm in a much better place emotionally than I was a couple of months ago. Although the situation is and always will be devastatingly sad, I'm now able to separate myself from it and live my own life. When and if difficult child gets tired of that lifestyle he'll change it. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent using ConductDisorders mobile app</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JKF, post: 632362, member: 12470"] Both COM and Echo have described my difficult child's life to a "t". From the day shelter to the soup kitchen to the free phones, ER visits, belongings getting stolen, community of homeless friends, etc. All of it. Uggggh. When this first happened a couple of years ago I was in denial and used to pretend that his situation was not real and that instead he was off to college or doing something great with his life. It was my coping mechanism at the time. I stopped doing that though because every time reality hit - it hit hard! Lately I've been accepting the reality of his situation. Like COM says - I lean into my feelings. I let myself really feel the sadness, anger, fear, guilt, disappointment - and then I move on. Sometimes the feelings linger but I've noticed lately that I'm in a much better place emotionally than I was a couple of months ago. Although the situation is and always will be devastatingly sad, I'm now able to separate myself from it and live my own life. When and if difficult child gets tired of that lifestyle he'll change it. Sent using ConductDisorders mobile app [/QUOTE]
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