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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 350250" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I am sorry you are so sick. I truly do understand. Heck, I cannot get my <strong>husband</strong> to do anything with-o specifically telling him. Jess, bless her, is better than he is! It really is hard, esp when you are feeling like something the cat wouldn't drag in. Sending gentle hugs to you.</p><p></p><p>As for the emotional age the therapist quoted, most of what I have read says that our difficult children are usually at an emotional age equal to approx 2/3 of their chronological age. So being an emotional age of roughly 9-11 years is pretty typical for a 15yo difficult child. NOT that this means that you don't have to push her, just that it is not as unusual as it sounds. </p><p></p><p>I too would want some specifics on how you are to "push" her to independence. A plan, maybe. I hope the intervention goes well. Make SURE you know what therapist will say beforehand. Have what you and easy child and girlfriend will say written out so you don't get side tracked. Just be SURE easy child and girlfriend don't tell her before the intervention. </p><p></p><p>Hugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 350250, member: 1233"] I am sorry you are so sick. I truly do understand. Heck, I cannot get my [B]husband[/B] to do anything with-o specifically telling him. Jess, bless her, is better than he is! It really is hard, esp when you are feeling like something the cat wouldn't drag in. Sending gentle hugs to you. As for the emotional age the therapist quoted, most of what I have read says that our difficult children are usually at an emotional age equal to approx 2/3 of their chronological age. So being an emotional age of roughly 9-11 years is pretty typical for a 15yo difficult child. NOT that this means that you don't have to push her, just that it is not as unusual as it sounds. I too would want some specifics on how you are to "push" her to independence. A plan, maybe. I hope the intervention goes well. Make SURE you know what therapist will say beforehand. Have what you and easy child and girlfriend will say written out so you don't get side tracked. Just be SURE easy child and girlfriend don't tell her before the intervention. Hugs. [/QUOTE]
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