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"My daddy builds Lego spaceships for a living"...
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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 608724"><p>I write this with hesitation - especially since your difficult child is perhaps motivated by money --</p><p></p><p>When my own difficult child reverts to his childhood interests it is usually a good sign - I think. (because who really knows??) In fact, H and I were shopping for "Easter Baskets" for the kids and I mentioned coloring books in a sentimental way and H reminisced- "I think if we gave the kids coloring books - difficult child would probably start coloring before the night was over..." (he LOVED to color as a little boy)</p><p></p><p>Guess what, we chose fuzzy posters instead (kind of as a joke) and difficult child's is about 80% done -- and the PCs are still in their wrappers. He picks it up and will sit a color it in for a bit when he is mellowing out... and if i squint a bit - I can see my sweet 10 year old instead of my sullen 21 year old...</p><p></p><p>Maybe your own difficult child needs to start and finish something tangible that he can see just for his own sense of accomplishment and as a reminder of more pleasant times?</p><p></p><p>OK - I am grasping here. I know... but I have often posted for longing to find signs of my beloved boy in the difficult child shell and seeing a glimpse of his boyhood gives me what I so desperately need ... and maybe, just maybe it gives our difficult child a glimpse of their better, former happier selves too? Because otherwise, I seem to wonder if my happy memories of difficult child's childhood were all in my head. And when difficult child does revisit his childhood by revisiting old toys or old favorite movies -- it seems to coincide with the better periods or even moments amidst all the strife. The chip on his shoulder falls off for a bit.</p><p></p><p>OK - this post reeks of PMS - sorry. I am way too sentimental but i grasp at what I can...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 608724"] I write this with hesitation - especially since your difficult child is perhaps motivated by money -- When my own difficult child reverts to his childhood interests it is usually a good sign - I think. (because who really knows??) In fact, H and I were shopping for "Easter Baskets" for the kids and I mentioned coloring books in a sentimental way and H reminisced- "I think if we gave the kids coloring books - difficult child would probably start coloring before the night was over..." (he LOVED to color as a little boy) Guess what, we chose fuzzy posters instead (kind of as a joke) and difficult child's is about 80% done -- and the PCs are still in their wrappers. He picks it up and will sit a color it in for a bit when he is mellowing out... and if i squint a bit - I can see my sweet 10 year old instead of my sullen 21 year old... Maybe your own difficult child needs to start and finish something tangible that he can see just for his own sense of accomplishment and as a reminder of more pleasant times? OK - I am grasping here. I know... but I have often posted for longing to find signs of my beloved boy in the difficult child shell and seeing a glimpse of his boyhood gives me what I so desperately need ... and maybe, just maybe it gives our difficult child a glimpse of their better, former happier selves too? Because otherwise, I seem to wonder if my happy memories of difficult child's childhood were all in my head. And when difficult child does revisit his childhood by revisiting old toys or old favorite movies -- it seems to coincide with the better periods or even moments amidst all the strife. The chip on his shoulder falls off for a bit. OK - this post reeks of PMS - sorry. I am way too sentimental but i grasp at what I can... [/QUOTE]
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