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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 408983" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Family support is an interesting topic. in my humble opinion most families don't understand the daily trauma of raising difficult child's and therefore can't grasp that there can be good parenting in place even though the kids aren't ideal. I opted to not share the gory details and limit visits to what I thought was workable.</p><p> </p><p>on the other hand, I have the unenviable position of not being the Grandmother I would like to be for all the other families. Sadly I barely "know" the grandchildren who all live in other places. Working full time and raising easy child/difficult child and difficult child has not allowed me the opportunity to visit the other kids. They all say they "understand" but I am positive that most of them really resent that I have not been available to bond with their easy child's. I am sorry about that but raising difficult child's is a full time job in and of itself. Only one son has had a crisis that required my hands on help and I was able to come through with flying colors. It was tragic. With the others it is limited to visits to our home once a year or so and frequent emails/phone calls with others. Not how it should be. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 408983, member: 35"] Family support is an interesting topic. in my humble opinion most families don't understand the daily trauma of raising difficult child's and therefore can't grasp that there can be good parenting in place even though the kids aren't ideal. I opted to not share the gory details and limit visits to what I thought was workable. on the other hand, I have the unenviable position of not being the Grandmother I would like to be for all the other families. Sadly I barely "know" the grandchildren who all live in other places. Working full time and raising easy child/difficult child and difficult child has not allowed me the opportunity to visit the other kids. They all say they "understand" but I am positive that most of them really resent that I have not been available to bond with their easy child's. I am sorry about that but raising difficult child's is a full time job in and of itself. Only one son has had a crisis that required my hands on help and I was able to come through with flying colors. It was tragic. With the others it is limited to visits to our home once a year or so and frequent emails/phone calls with others. Not how it should be. DDD [/QUOTE]
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