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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 583475" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Just like most of us cannot understand what it is like to be blind, your inlaws are UNABLE to understand what your life was like when difficult child was home. This isn't a conversation worth having, in my opinion, because all ti does is set up conflict and judgment. Maybe if you rehearse things like "we cannot know how to help him until he has graduated, so we will decide then" for times you need to just end the discussion without going into details, you can ease the conversation back onto positive territory.</p><p></p><p>You cannot teach a blind person to appreciate the color red, and you cannot get your inlaws to understand life with your difficult child. It is what it is, and by learning to steer the discussion elsewhere, you ALL win. WHat difficult child will and won't need after college simply isn't relevant today. ESPECIALLY with he grandparents involved!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 583475, member: 1233"] Just like most of us cannot understand what it is like to be blind, your inlaws are UNABLE to understand what your life was like when difficult child was home. This isn't a conversation worth having, in my opinion, because all ti does is set up conflict and judgment. Maybe if you rehearse things like "we cannot know how to help him until he has graduated, so we will decide then" for times you need to just end the discussion without going into details, you can ease the conversation back onto positive territory. You cannot teach a blind person to appreciate the color red, and you cannot get your inlaws to understand life with your difficult child. It is what it is, and by learning to steer the discussion elsewhere, you ALL win. WHat difficult child will and won't need after college simply isn't relevant today. ESPECIALLY with he grandparents involved! [/QUOTE]
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