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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 248208" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>I absolutely know where you are coming from. During the worst times with Youngest, I was glad to have an office with a door at work, so I could close it and cry when I needed to. Being a single parent of a difficult child is absolutely exhausting, and there are days you think you can't make it another day.. but somehow, you do. I know that doesn't help much right now, either, but know that there are many of us who have been there. It DOES get better. </p><p></p><p>I think the key to getting through the worst parts, at least for me, was grasping whatever small tiny victory I could find in the day .. it's there, somewhere... and holding onto that. "Well, at least (s)he didn't do X today. Could be worse." </p><p></p><p>Keeping my sense of humor also helped. Of course, that meant I developed a pretty warped sense of humor, laughing about the most awful things that my difficult children did.. but some folks here will get that, I'm sure. It helped keep me sane. So did journaling, just getting those feelings out day after day. </p><p></p><p>Hugs. Hope tomorrow is a better day for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 248208, member: 1157"] I absolutely know where you are coming from. During the worst times with Youngest, I was glad to have an office with a door at work, so I could close it and cry when I needed to. Being a single parent of a difficult child is absolutely exhausting, and there are days you think you can't make it another day.. but somehow, you do. I know that doesn't help much right now, either, but know that there are many of us who have been there. It DOES get better. I think the key to getting through the worst parts, at least for me, was grasping whatever small tiny victory I could find in the day .. it's there, somewhere... and holding onto that. "Well, at least (s)he didn't do X today. Could be worse." Keeping my sense of humor also helped. Of course, that meant I developed a pretty warped sense of humor, laughing about the most awful things that my difficult children did.. but some folks here will get that, I'm sure. It helped keep me sane. So did journaling, just getting those feelings out day after day. Hugs. Hope tomorrow is a better day for you. [/QUOTE]
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