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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 601378"><p><em>"And how we are too engrossed in difficult child problems to even know that we've left our own lives hanging; unfinished, unexplored, uncelebrated."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p>Barbara, I too am glad that your daughter is doing better. And I pray it continues. </p><p> </p><p>EDIT: I just read another of your recent posts. Normally I feel it is best to back off as much as possible from adult difficult child woes and to do our best to lead our own lives...helping here and there where we can. However, your story has the frightening added twist of the threat of physical abuse and even murder! I'm so sorry. In this case, by all means, more involvement and perhaps police involvement makes sense! </p><p></p><p>Upallnight: I don't like that expression at all re: being as happy as your unhappiest child. Goodness...it has been hard enough as it is, but if I had allowed that expression/thought to take root in my brain, I would of had a life filled 90% of misery. My difficult child is often unhappy, unstable, in trouble, weird, hyper, filled with anguish...etc.I suffer with health problems and have a difficult child. I think many of us have that very difficult combination. I know I personally can not afford allowing myself to be too strongly influenced by difficult child and her moods, bad thinking, unhappiness...problems.</p><p></p><p>I'm human and it happens....but I make a strong effort to push being unhappy because my daughter is unhappy etc. aside.</p><p>Like I have said before, I will never ever figure out why she and others are mentally ill and why so many individuals and their families hurt so badly. But, it is what it is. And, it wont help her one bit to join her in misery.</p><p>And it could hurt me and my relationship with my spouse and friends. </p><p></p><p>It's worth the push to enjoy life to the very best of our abilities even with this difficulty in the background.</p><p></p><p>((((Barbara))))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 601378"] [I]"And how we are too engrossed in difficult child problems to even know that we've left our own lives hanging; unfinished, unexplored, uncelebrated." [/I] Barbara, I too am glad that your daughter is doing better. And I pray it continues. EDIT: I just read another of your recent posts. Normally I feel it is best to back off as much as possible from adult difficult child woes and to do our best to lead our own lives...helping here and there where we can. However, your story has the frightening added twist of the threat of physical abuse and even murder! I'm so sorry. In this case, by all means, more involvement and perhaps police involvement makes sense! Upallnight: I don't like that expression at all re: being as happy as your unhappiest child. Goodness...it has been hard enough as it is, but if I had allowed that expression/thought to take root in my brain, I would of had a life filled 90% of misery. My difficult child is often unhappy, unstable, in trouble, weird, hyper, filled with anguish...etc.I suffer with health problems and have a difficult child. I think many of us have that very difficult combination. I know I personally can not afford allowing myself to be too strongly influenced by difficult child and her moods, bad thinking, unhappiness...problems. I'm human and it happens....but I make a strong effort to push being unhappy because my daughter is unhappy etc. aside. Like I have said before, I will never ever figure out why she and others are mentally ill and why so many individuals and their families hurt so badly. But, it is what it is. And, it wont help her one bit to join her in misery. And it could hurt me and my relationship with my spouse and friends. It's worth the push to enjoy life to the very best of our abilities even with this difficulty in the background. ((((Barbara)))) [/QUOTE]
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