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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 394062" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>Pam--</p><p> </p><p>Sadly....this was our experience, too.</p><p> </p><p>We believe that when difficult child was younger, she truly was unable to control her meltdowns - but somewhere along the line she discovered that her meltdowns gave her a lot of "power". She could avoid chores, get a lot of attention and basically dominate the household. So evidently, she learned to use these outburts to her advantage.</p><p> </p><p>In fact, this past summer - difficult child was having a HUGE meltdown....running around the block SCREAMING and crying and putting on a great show about how we were abusing her...claiming we were denying her water and food and everything. husband warned her that she needed to calm herself down...but she continued. We finally called for police assistance.</p><p> </p><p>Well, the moment difficult child saw a squad car in front of her house - she was instantaneously fine. She sat and talked with the officer in the most reasonable tones imaginable and explained that it was all just a misunderstanding but everything was fine now.</p><p> </p><p>I was hurt and furious!</p><p> </p><p>To think of all the years of therapy - all the meetings with teachers - all the "running interference" I had done for this child....</p><p> </p><p>And she was <strong><span style="font-size: 18px">FAKING IT??????</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">From then on - I determined I was NOT putting up with any more meltdowns. I told her the next time I see her get out of control like that - she is going straight to the ER.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">And guess what? It's been MONTHS!!!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 394062, member: 6546"] Pam-- Sadly....this was our experience, too. We believe that when difficult child was younger, she truly was unable to control her meltdowns - but somewhere along the line she discovered that her meltdowns gave her a lot of "power". She could avoid chores, get a lot of attention and basically dominate the household. So evidently, she learned to use these outburts to her advantage. In fact, this past summer - difficult child was having a HUGE meltdown....running around the block SCREAMING and crying and putting on a great show about how we were abusing her...claiming we were denying her water and food and everything. husband warned her that she needed to calm herself down...but she continued. We finally called for police assistance. Well, the moment difficult child saw a squad car in front of her house - she was instantaneously fine. She sat and talked with the officer in the most reasonable tones imaginable and explained that it was all just a misunderstanding but everything was fine now. I was hurt and furious! To think of all the years of therapy - all the meetings with teachers - all the "running interference" I had done for this child.... And she was [B][SIZE=5]FAKING IT??????[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=5][/SIZE] [SIZE=2]From then on - I determined I was NOT putting up with any more meltdowns. I told her the next time I see her get out of control like that - she is going straight to the ER.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2][/SIZE] [SIZE=2]And guess what? It's been MONTHS!!![/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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