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<blockquote data-quote="KitKat" data-source="post: 119417" data-attributes="member: 4518"><p>Welcome</p><p></p><p>Know that the group is here for you no matter what happens, not matter how you feel and no matter how long you need to vent. I'm still a newbie but just reading, replying and reviewing others' experiences and the outcome has been very, very good for me. This past weekend I had to leave the house with my youngest and leave my stepson with my husband because I just couldn't handle it. I ended up having an anxiety attack at my Mom's house. I am 47 years old and a very strong mother and stepmother but no one can do this full time without some kind of fallout.</p><p></p><p>I would like to leave you with a few humble suggestions:</p><p>1 - take the suggestion to start a new post with the title "Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)" and whatever else you might want to add. You'll get a more concentrated response.</p><p>2 - Make some time for yourself - even if it is not alot of time it still helps. My brain and body pointed that out to me again this weekend. This is very important.</p><p>3 - Calm, calm, calm. It works more than anything else (except hiding the shoes in the trunk - that sounds like a great, non-punitive idea). After 11 years with my stepson, I am the only one he will open up to. Even our caseworkers marvel. I feel blessed to have at least that level of communication, even if he goes out and screws the rest of the world when I'm not around.</p><p></p><p>I feel for you - we all have kids with various issues but we all have the same pain. You have found a great group here!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KitKat, post: 119417, member: 4518"] Welcome Know that the group is here for you no matter what happens, not matter how you feel and no matter how long you need to vent. I'm still a newbie but just reading, replying and reviewing others' experiences and the outcome has been very, very good for me. This past weekend I had to leave the house with my youngest and leave my stepson with my husband because I just couldn't handle it. I ended up having an anxiety attack at my Mom's house. I am 47 years old and a very strong mother and stepmother but no one can do this full time without some kind of fallout. I would like to leave you with a few humble suggestions: 1 - take the suggestion to start a new post with the title "Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)" and whatever else you might want to add. You'll get a more concentrated response. 2 - Make some time for yourself - even if it is not alot of time it still helps. My brain and body pointed that out to me again this weekend. This is very important. 3 - Calm, calm, calm. It works more than anything else (except hiding the shoes in the trunk - that sounds like a great, non-punitive idea). After 11 years with my stepson, I am the only one he will open up to. Even our caseworkers marvel. I feel blessed to have at least that level of communication, even if he goes out and screws the rest of the world when I'm not around. I feel for you - we all have kids with various issues but we all have the same pain. You have found a great group here! [/QUOTE]
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