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This really bugged me re: other people's perceptions
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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 253762" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>I know there have been times when I would have described having to deal with difficult children, ailing parents, working full time, and single parenthood all at the same time as awful. Horrible, even. It is what it is (or was). That didn't mean I loved my difficult children any less, or my parents any less. It just meant, I was stuck in an impossible situation but I did the best I could with it.</p><p></p><p>Actually I think I used to get more frustrated with the "I don't know how you do it" comments, or the "how do you do it?" questions. You do it because you have no choice (except the unacceptable choice of abandoning your children). I know those people didn't mean any harm either, but somehow, that comment/question always got to me. Those people would deal with it, too, if they had to ... they've just been fortunate enough NOT to have to. </p><p></p><p>We never know our own strength until it is truly tested, then it tends to amaze even us, sometimes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 253762, member: 1157"] I know there have been times when I would have described having to deal with difficult children, ailing parents, working full time, and single parenthood all at the same time as awful. Horrible, even. It is what it is (or was). That didn't mean I loved my difficult children any less, or my parents any less. It just meant, I was stuck in an impossible situation but I did the best I could with it. Actually I think I used to get more frustrated with the "I don't know how you do it" comments, or the "how do you do it?" questions. You do it because you have no choice (except the unacceptable choice of abandoning your children). I know those people didn't mean any harm either, but somehow, that comment/question always got to me. Those people would deal with it, too, if they had to ... they've just been fortunate enough NOT to have to. We never know our own strength until it is truly tested, then it tends to amaze even us, sometimes. [/QUOTE]
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