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<blockquote data-quote="BackintheSaddle" data-source="post: 622926" data-attributes="member: 17503"><p>There's so much pain in these messages...sometimes it's hard to read through them and I've been where you are so I know how deep and intense it is...I'm sorry your difficult child is having a bad day, tryagain...I hope things are calmer now and her medications are starting to kick in more...</p><p> </p><p>I'm so sorry CA that you are in the position to have to join this forum but I'm glad you found us...you've heard from some of our wisest and most experienced moms and I wanted you to know I'm reading along and praying for you all too...I was where you are, to some extent, 3 months ago so all of this is fairly recent for me...my difficult child, 19yo son, had to be kicked out of our house when he physically attacked me...police were called and he went to go live with my parents who have since disinherited me...it's been a hard 3 months but it does get better...my difficult child never threatened suicide but we often worried for our own safety and have a house alarm now...every step you're taking this week will only help you get stronger but, since your difficult child sounds a LOT like all our others, the stronger you get, the more desperate he will likely become...he'll use any kind of tactic he can think of to manipulate you back into doing what he wants you to do...they are masters at manipulating us moms and they know, better than anyone, what it will take to get us to do what they want...your difficult child has alienated most of his family, that is HIM doing that, you had nothing to do with that...and if you're worried about his resourcefulness this week, don't you wonder how he figured out to call you via Google? these are smart young men who know how to figure things out for themselves...some of the difficult children I've read on this site (like Echo's difficult child) are incredibly resourceful, always finding ways to get by on the streets even in the worst of winter...these men can figure it out and it will only make him find his way if you step back, focus on yourself and your husband, and let him live his life his way...you've given him all the tools to do well but he's got to find out for himself how to make his way...</p><p> </p><p>keep strong...there are alot of good books out there to read (which is what I've done a lot of)...talk to your husband, go on a date...take a long hot bath with bubbles and don't answer ANY phone for several days...try and give yourself time to process all the drama you're surrounded by so you can find some answers for yourself...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackintheSaddle, post: 622926, member: 17503"] There's so much pain in these messages...sometimes it's hard to read through them and I've been where you are so I know how deep and intense it is...I'm sorry your difficult child is having a bad day, tryagain...I hope things are calmer now and her medications are starting to kick in more... I'm so sorry CA that you are in the position to have to join this forum but I'm glad you found us...you've heard from some of our wisest and most experienced moms and I wanted you to know I'm reading along and praying for you all too...I was where you are, to some extent, 3 months ago so all of this is fairly recent for me...my difficult child, 19yo son, had to be kicked out of our house when he physically attacked me...police were called and he went to go live with my parents who have since disinherited me...it's been a hard 3 months but it does get better...my difficult child never threatened suicide but we often worried for our own safety and have a house alarm now...every step you're taking this week will only help you get stronger but, since your difficult child sounds a LOT like all our others, the stronger you get, the more desperate he will likely become...he'll use any kind of tactic he can think of to manipulate you back into doing what he wants you to do...they are masters at manipulating us moms and they know, better than anyone, what it will take to get us to do what they want...your difficult child has alienated most of his family, that is HIM doing that, you had nothing to do with that...and if you're worried about his resourcefulness this week, don't you wonder how he figured out to call you via Google? these are smart young men who know how to figure things out for themselves...some of the difficult children I've read on this site (like Echo's difficult child) are incredibly resourceful, always finding ways to get by on the streets even in the worst of winter...these men can figure it out and it will only make him find his way if you step back, focus on yourself and your husband, and let him live his life his way...you've given him all the tools to do well but he's got to find out for himself how to make his way... keep strong...there are alot of good books out there to read (which is what I've done a lot of)...talk to your husband, go on a date...take a long hot bath with bubbles and don't answer ANY phone for several days...try and give yourself time to process all the drama you're surrounded by so you can find some answers for yourself... [/QUOTE]
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