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<blockquote data-quote="exhausted" data-source="post: 426000" data-attributes="member: 11001"><p>Today our family therapist said to me " Machelle, you have a few months while difficult child is in residential care to take care of yourself. You have to be the stongest family unit when she comes home". I began to cry and told her I didn't even know how. I tried to share with her the things I have done and she said, " What grade would you give yourself-so you spent a few hours this week on you?" Honestly, I'd give myself a C-. Thats the grade we give kids when we are afraid to give a D or an F. I don't even know how to put myself first anymore because I'm a "caregiver and a guardian." It is so hard to value your own needs when you are not being treated well by your kids and they have nothing but needs to offer. Mine called from Residential Treatment Center (RTC) and said nothing about mothers day-only cant wait to see you Sunday. Didn't say anything last year-not even a note. This hurts , I know.</p><p>I'm sorry about the post I started on child envy if it affected you, maybe my timing this close to mother's day was bad. As you, I'm feeling a bit out of sorts of late. Hang in there, you are a wonderful mother, I can tell from your posts. I'll refrain from a hug, but you certainly deserve one!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="exhausted, post: 426000, member: 11001"] Today our family therapist said to me " Machelle, you have a few months while difficult child is in residential care to take care of yourself. You have to be the stongest family unit when she comes home". I began to cry and told her I didn't even know how. I tried to share with her the things I have done and she said, " What grade would you give yourself-so you spent a few hours this week on you?" Honestly, I'd give myself a C-. Thats the grade we give kids when we are afraid to give a D or an F. I don't even know how to put myself first anymore because I'm a "caregiver and a guardian." It is so hard to value your own needs when you are not being treated well by your kids and they have nothing but needs to offer. Mine called from Residential Treatment Center (RTC) and said nothing about mothers day-only cant wait to see you Sunday. Didn't say anything last year-not even a note. This hurts , I know. I'm sorry about the post I started on child envy if it affected you, maybe my timing this close to mother's day was bad. As you, I'm feeling a bit out of sorts of late. Hang in there, you are a wonderful mother, I can tell from your posts. I'll refrain from a hug, but you certainly deserve one! [/QUOTE]
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