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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 285781" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>Good for you for appreciating the family's wish to include you and honoring their special day.</p><p>I am also someone who felt that others judged my son and I was defensive about him. I learned that who difficult child is isn't me. There are actually people who wanted to know me or socialize with our family regardless of difficult child's antics. </p><p></p><p>I have 2 separate type social groups. One that knows my son and understands and a more formal group that knows some but not any intimate details of our life. We are polite with the second group and enjoy ourselves socially but it's on a superficial level. Not everyone has to know everything about your life and it's ok to enjoy events without being tainted by the difficult child's in our lives. </p><p></p><p>It's good that you went. One small step forward for you. Keep going.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 285781, member: 3"] Good for you for appreciating the family's wish to include you and honoring their special day. I am also someone who felt that others judged my son and I was defensive about him. I learned that who difficult child is isn't me. There are actually people who wanted to know me or socialize with our family regardless of difficult child's antics. I have 2 separate type social groups. One that knows my son and understands and a more formal group that knows some but not any intimate details of our life. We are polite with the second group and enjoy ourselves socially but it's on a superficial level. Not everyone has to know everything about your life and it's ok to enjoy events without being tainted by the difficult child's in our lives. It's good that you went. One small step forward for you. Keep going. [/QUOTE]
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