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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 129954" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>I think my "done" moment was when I came home from work to find difficult child locked in his room for a "time-out" by Step-d. He had been raging, threatening her with a butcher knife and chasing her around the house. We had already shipped Little easy child off to stay with relatives for his safety.</p><p></p><p>It was a big eye-opener for us. Until that day, we kept thinking that rules, charts, structure, etc. would be enough, but clearly not. I realized that difficult child could not ever live in my home again.</p><p></p><p>I don't think husband has come to that realization yet. He's still thinking a 5-to-10 year stint in assisted living, and then coming back home. But I will never live under the same roof as difficult child, nor will I subject Little easy child to that kind of horror show again.</p><p></p><p>I am still struggling to get along with difficult child these days. The fact that he bullied little one, attacked his sister with a knife and brought on heart trouble that nearly killed my beloved husband is all very hard to take, and I still hurt terribly. The fact that difficult child sees nothing wrong in his past behaviour just makes it worse.</p><p></p><p>I may come around someday, but for the moment I'm perfectly happy to have as little contact with difficult child as possible. husband talks to him when he phones, husband visits him at the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) and for now, I just keep my distance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 129954, member: 3907"] I think my "done" moment was when I came home from work to find difficult child locked in his room for a "time-out" by Step-d. He had been raging, threatening her with a butcher knife and chasing her around the house. We had already shipped Little easy child off to stay with relatives for his safety. It was a big eye-opener for us. Until that day, we kept thinking that rules, charts, structure, etc. would be enough, but clearly not. I realized that difficult child could not ever live in my home again. I don't think husband has come to that realization yet. He's still thinking a 5-to-10 year stint in assisted living, and then coming back home. But I will never live under the same roof as difficult child, nor will I subject Little easy child to that kind of horror show again. I am still struggling to get along with difficult child these days. The fact that he bullied little one, attacked his sister with a knife and brought on heart trouble that nearly killed my beloved husband is all very hard to take, and I still hurt terribly. The fact that difficult child sees nothing wrong in his past behaviour just makes it worse. I may come around someday, but for the moment I'm perfectly happy to have as little contact with difficult child as possible. husband talks to him when he phones, husband visits him at the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) and for now, I just keep my distance. [/QUOTE]
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