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<blockquote data-quote="So Tired" data-source="post: 131180" data-attributes="member: 4772"><p>Alevine, I am new to this board also, but my heart goes out to you. Others who are not dealing with it just cannot understand. They say things like "Just tell him he has to improve his grades or no phone, car, etc" Jeeze, if it were that easy don't they think that's what I'd be doing?? That may work for most kids, but sometimes just nothing works at all, or for just a short time. Alevine, mine is 18 now and all the leveage I have is letting him live here or not. I guess that was the hard part for me -- realizing I couldn't "make" him do anything. (and don't think they don't know that!)</p><p> </p><p>Please don't let others make you feel guilty! You love your child and have been trying so hard for him, otherwise you would have not found this site. </p><p> </p><p>I have found some help in the Total Transformation program. It is very expensive, but helped me see what behaviors of mine were only making the problem worse. (We used to have actual physical altercations) It was the first thing I found that seemed to describe my kid to a "T" Also, I began seeing a therapist just for me - my little 1 hour gift to myself each week. An lastly, I have a circle of girlfriends each with a difficult child of their own. In my darkest hours they have been there for me, and I for them. I hope you find that kind of community here...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="So Tired, post: 131180, member: 4772"] Alevine, I am new to this board also, but my heart goes out to you. Others who are not dealing with it just cannot understand. They say things like "Just tell him he has to improve his grades or no phone, car, etc" Jeeze, if it were that easy don't they think that's what I'd be doing?? That may work for most kids, but sometimes just nothing works at all, or for just a short time. Alevine, mine is 18 now and all the leveage I have is letting him live here or not. I guess that was the hard part for me -- realizing I couldn't "make" him do anything. (and don't think they don't know that!) Please don't let others make you feel guilty! You love your child and have been trying so hard for him, otherwise you would have not found this site. I have found some help in the Total Transformation program. It is very expensive, but helped me see what behaviors of mine were only making the problem worse. (We used to have actual physical altercations) It was the first thing I found that seemed to describe my kid to a "T" Also, I began seeing a therapist just for me - my little 1 hour gift to myself each week. An lastly, I have a circle of girlfriends each with a difficult child of their own. In my darkest hours they have been there for me, and I for them. I hope you find that kind of community here... [/QUOTE]
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