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See the Child...Not the difficult child. Easier Said than Done
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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 325554" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>I went to my first NAMI support group meeting the otehr night. By and large, a very positive experience...</p><p> </p><p>I have been thinking a lot about the group's advice to "See the person...not the mental illness." This is a tough one for me.</p><p> </p><p>So much of difficult child's condition manifests as aggression and deceit. It's very hard for me to dismiss that and continue to try to have a loving mother-daughter relationship. Especially now, at holiday time, when difficult child is being extra hateful and extra hurtful while at the same time, making a lot of demands about the kids of gifts and fun things she wants.</p><p> </p><p>I'm having a hard time getting into the holiday spirit and planning fun things with difficult child making it clear how much she hates us all...</p><p> </p><p>For my part, I still love my daughter....but it's hard to spend time with a person who constantly stresses you to this point. What is the saying? I love you, even though I don't like you very much right now. I guess that's where I am...</p><p> </p><p>How do you manage to get past the "difficult child-ness" of your difficult child ???</p><p> </p><p>--DaisyFace</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 325554, member: 6546"] I went to my first NAMI support group meeting the otehr night. By and large, a very positive experience... I have been thinking a lot about the group's advice to "See the person...not the mental illness." This is a tough one for me. So much of difficult child's condition manifests as aggression and deceit. It's very hard for me to dismiss that and continue to try to have a loving mother-daughter relationship. Especially now, at holiday time, when difficult child is being extra hateful and extra hurtful while at the same time, making a lot of demands about the kids of gifts and fun things she wants. I'm having a hard time getting into the holiday spirit and planning fun things with difficult child making it clear how much she hates us all... For my part, I still love my daughter....but it's hard to spend time with a person who constantly stresses you to this point. What is the saying? I love you, even though I don't like you very much right now. I guess that's where I am... How do you manage to get past the "difficult child-ness" of your difficult child ??? --DaisyFace [/QUOTE]
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