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<blockquote data-quote="IMSnoopee" data-source="post: 57731" data-attributes="member: 3740"><p>Sorry it was a cruddy day for all of you. </p><p></p><p>You know how we sometimes are at our wits end and we wish we could just get the heck away from our difficult children? Well, our SO feel like that, too. Doesn't mean they're giving up, just means they are feeling desperate, too. </p><p></p><p>I don't have a spouse, but I do have a boyfriend that gets frustrated with my difficult child, too. We made rituals around our home; we like watching Monday night football, so during season, every Monday we watch it at the neighborhood tavern and have a nice quiet dinner together. We make time for ourselves -- even if it means we meet somewhere between work and home and have an hour of just "our" time. </p><p></p><p>Please remember our husband/SO have the same fleeting thoughts of packing up a camper and becoming a gypsy because of our difficult children. They aren't terrible men because they feel inadequate as a father. They are human. </p><p></p><p>Also-- I think you're on to something about the growth spurt and emotional rage. My son recently did that and nobody (teachers, psychiatrist, etc.) took me seriously. I'm going to have to document the next one.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IMSnoopee, post: 57731, member: 3740"] Sorry it was a cruddy day for all of you. You know how we sometimes are at our wits end and we wish we could just get the heck away from our difficult children? Well, our SO feel like that, too. Doesn't mean they're giving up, just means they are feeling desperate, too. I don't have a spouse, but I do have a boyfriend that gets frustrated with my difficult child, too. We made rituals around our home; we like watching Monday night football, so during season, every Monday we watch it at the neighborhood tavern and have a nice quiet dinner together. We make time for ourselves -- even if it means we meet somewhere between work and home and have an hour of just "our" time. Please remember our husband/SO have the same fleeting thoughts of packing up a camper and becoming a gypsy because of our difficult children. They aren't terrible men because they feel inadequate as a father. They are human. Also-- I think you're on to something about the growth spurt and emotional rage. My son recently did that and nobody (teachers, psychiatrist, etc.) took me seriously. I'm going to have to document the next one. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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