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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 357957" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: indigo">Sending supportive thoughts. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: indigo">No matter how many of us tell you you're not a failure, it is up to you to believe it. We all have felt guilty and defeated at many times while raising our difficult children. I know that I have had to go on antidepressants on more than one occasion to deal with the simple burden of facing another day, gone to counseling, etc. It stinks. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: indigo">But like others have said, your difficult children are adults and through their exposure to other families and friends, etc., they KNOW how to live their lives responsibly - it is up to THEM to take responsibility for their own lives. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: indigo">And now it's time for you to shed the guilt, recognize that you've done the best you could with what you knew/know, and focus on you. I know it sounds trite to some, but how about getting one of those tiny notepads and each day try to write down a few things you're thankful for? Noticing the small (and large) blessings in our lives helps to overshadow the other crud. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: indigo">HUgs~I hope you have a great week!</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 357957, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo]Sending supportive thoughts. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo]No matter how many of us tell you you're not a failure, it is up to you to believe it. We all have felt guilty and defeated at many times while raising our difficult children. I know that I have had to go on antidepressants on more than one occasion to deal with the simple burden of facing another day, gone to counseling, etc. It stinks. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo]But like others have said, your difficult children are adults and through their exposure to other families and friends, etc., they KNOW how to live their lives responsibly - it is up to THEM to take responsibility for their own lives. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo]And now it's time for you to shed the guilt, recognize that you've done the best you could with what you knew/know, and focus on you. I know it sounds trite to some, but how about getting one of those tiny notepads and each day try to write down a few things you're thankful for? Noticing the small (and large) blessings in our lives helps to overshadow the other crud. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo]HUgs~I hope you have a great week![/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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