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Silly me thinking I would get a thank you.......
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 645555" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Different perspective here... and this isn't intended for the parents of older difficult children (the 30+ group that has been like this forever).</p><p></p><p>At 18, or 22... you have no idea what is actually on their plate. Are they self-absorbed? definitely. But maybe for good reason. MAYBE. As in, sometimes.</p><p></p><p>I don't get any appreciation out of difficult child these days. He is dealing with so many serious issues, including figuring out who he really is and where he is going in life. His thoughts don't go beyond his own tiny world.</p><p></p><p>But... my GFGbro was like that. I keep telling myself... difficult child is just a teenager. Give him another 10 years and see what he becomes. GFGbro became capable of being human, of caring about the rest of us, of showing some appreciation, etc. <em>But not until he was 27 or so...</em></p><p></p><p>I've changed my expectations. I draw the line on respect... don't treat me with disrespect and expect me to be on your page. But gratitude? that can come later. I just want to see difficult child move forward. And the gratitude that comes later doesn't need to be for the things we are doing now. I'll settle for difficult child getting to the place where he really has a life, and can have an attitude of gratitude for the things that happen from that point on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 645555, member: 11791"] Different perspective here... and this isn't intended for the parents of older difficult children (the 30+ group that has been like this forever). At 18, or 22... you have no idea what is actually on their plate. Are they self-absorbed? definitely. But maybe for good reason. MAYBE. As in, sometimes. I don't get any appreciation out of difficult child these days. He is dealing with so many serious issues, including figuring out who he really is and where he is going in life. His thoughts don't go beyond his own tiny world. But... my GFGbro was like that. I keep telling myself... difficult child is just a teenager. Give him another 10 years and see what he becomes. GFGbro became capable of being human, of caring about the rest of us, of showing some appreciation, etc. [I]But not until he was 27 or so...[/I] I've changed my expectations. I draw the line on respect... don't treat me with disrespect and expect me to be on your page. But gratitude? that can come later. I just want to see difficult child move forward. And the gratitude that comes later doesn't need to be for the things we are doing now. I'll settle for difficult child getting to the place where he really has a life, and can have an attitude of gratitude for the things that happen from that point on. [/QUOTE]
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