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<blockquote data-quote="loricbme" data-source="post: 63109" data-attributes="member: 2036"><p>This amazes me. Ever since having difficult child many of my friendships have deteriorated. I thought it was mostly due to them not having kids. None of my friends have kids. But as time moved on I started thinking it may have something to do with difficult child. We have had problems with-difficult child for the past 3 years and I never spoke about problems with friends till the past two weeks. One of my friends had an "aha" moment. How would they have really known my problems and dilemma? They never called to chat, when I called them to do something it always ended up being a group thing and there was never any one on one time with anyone. One of my "friends" is so rigid and controlling that she can't stand it when her husband does laundry any day except Saturday. It's not laundry day, how could he be doing laundry??? Hello, if someone is doing my laundry, I don't care what day of the week it is. My friend who had the "aha" moment has a best friend with a difficult child with-aspergers. So she really got it when I told her about problems. It was a huge relief for me. Right now I just take it day by day. My husband used to think it was all in my head till this summer when he witnessed it first hand and said he was sorry and that he wouldn't ever pressure me to call controlling friend. I said thank you. If a friend can't be there for you in rough times then they're no friend. That's when you need one the most. It's harder to make friends when we're older too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="loricbme, post: 63109, member: 2036"] This amazes me. Ever since having difficult child many of my friendships have deteriorated. I thought it was mostly due to them not having kids. None of my friends have kids. But as time moved on I started thinking it may have something to do with difficult child. We have had problems with-difficult child for the past 3 years and I never spoke about problems with friends till the past two weeks. One of my friends had an "aha" moment. How would they have really known my problems and dilemma? They never called to chat, when I called them to do something it always ended up being a group thing and there was never any one on one time with anyone. One of my "friends" is so rigid and controlling that she can't stand it when her husband does laundry any day except Saturday. It's not laundry day, how could he be doing laundry??? Hello, if someone is doing my laundry, I don't care what day of the week it is. My friend who had the "aha" moment has a best friend with a difficult child with-aspergers. So she really got it when I told her about problems. It was a huge relief for me. Right now I just take it day by day. My husband used to think it was all in my head till this summer when he witnessed it first hand and said he was sorry and that he wouldn't ever pressure me to call controlling friend. I said thank you. If a friend can't be there for you in rough times then they're no friend. That's when you need one the most. It's harder to make friends when we're older too. [/QUOTE]
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