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Re: Did addiction turn your kid difficult child or was your kid a difficult child who became addict?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tiredof33" data-source="post: 564605" data-attributes="member: 13558"><p>My son was a born difficult child! Difficult from the day he came into this world. He is so much like is father that I am mixed on the 'nature VS nuture' theory.</p><p></p><p>Problems at day care, lies at an early age, even more behavior problems starting school. I had him in so many programs and hopefully some has sunk in. He has always been attracted to difficult children and that was another problem area with having friends over.</p><p></p><p>Very intelligent and manipulative, he knows exactly what to say and when to say it. He was always proud and boasted about getting into trouble. He struggles with abandonment issues along with a truck load of other problems. A counselor told me that most she has dealt with were born with difficult to parent issues.</p><p></p><p>I also see a lot of difficult children in my family - and many of them do not use drugs or alcohol! It is amazing how difficult they can make every day life be! My hubby (not his father) says they just think differently than we do - but it appears to be so much more than that. My difficult child still does not connect the dots between his action and the reaction.</p><p></p><p>At 34 he has decided attend a four year university - wonderful - but he has zero means of support. This doesn't seem to bother him! And the girlfriend is a difficult child from H***!</p><p></p><p>It is so hard to not play the 'what if I had only done this' and I think all parents (ones that care) especially mothers, have a hard time letting go of this guilt. My new motto is 'IT is what IT is and I can not control IT'.</p><p></p><p>(((huggs we can't FIX them)))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tiredof33, post: 564605, member: 13558"] My son was a born difficult child! Difficult from the day he came into this world. He is so much like is father that I am mixed on the 'nature VS nuture' theory. Problems at day care, lies at an early age, even more behavior problems starting school. I had him in so many programs and hopefully some has sunk in. He has always been attracted to difficult children and that was another problem area with having friends over. Very intelligent and manipulative, he knows exactly what to say and when to say it. He was always proud and boasted about getting into trouble. He struggles with abandonment issues along with a truck load of other problems. A counselor told me that most she has dealt with were born with difficult to parent issues. I also see a lot of difficult children in my family - and many of them do not use drugs or alcohol! It is amazing how difficult they can make every day life be! My hubby (not his father) says they just think differently than we do - but it appears to be so much more than that. My difficult child still does not connect the dots between his action and the reaction. At 34 he has decided attend a four year university - wonderful - but he has zero means of support. This doesn't seem to bother him! And the girlfriend is a difficult child from H***! It is so hard to not play the 'what if I had only done this' and I think all parents (ones that care) especially mothers, have a hard time letting go of this guilt. My new motto is 'IT is what IT is and I can not control IT'. (((huggs we can't FIX them))) [/QUOTE]
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