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One small victory for the marshmellow...
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 397553" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>I learned a lot of my detachment skills from a co-dependency group I attended for a while. There are lots of good books on the topic. Melody Beatty is one author who has several good books out, one of which is a collection of daily affirmations to read. They are quite good!</p><p> </p><p>My difficult child 1 has made the running-away-threats many, many times, starting around age 13 or 14 and continuing up until about September/October of this year when we made the most recent medication tweak. In hindsight, we now know he was severely depressed and the lashing out was done in desperation. It used to really freak me out when he said stuff like that. But eventually, I got to where I didn't miss a beat when he started with the verbal tirades and when I responded similarly to how you did this last time with your difficult child, it really shocked him! </p><p> </p><p>When a kid is angry all the time, I would be suspicious of depression. I hope your difficult child does not remain undiagnosed for much longer, for your sake AND his. It's hard on everyone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 397553, member: 3444"] I learned a lot of my detachment skills from a co-dependency group I attended for a while. There are lots of good books on the topic. Melody Beatty is one author who has several good books out, one of which is a collection of daily affirmations to read. They are quite good! My difficult child 1 has made the running-away-threats many, many times, starting around age 13 or 14 and continuing up until about September/October of this year when we made the most recent medication tweak. In hindsight, we now know he was severely depressed and the lashing out was done in desperation. It used to really freak me out when he said stuff like that. But eventually, I got to where I didn't miss a beat when he started with the verbal tirades and when I responded similarly to how you did this last time with your difficult child, it really shocked him! When a kid is angry all the time, I would be suspicious of depression. I hope your difficult child does not remain undiagnosed for much longer, for your sake AND his. It's hard on everyone. [/QUOTE]
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