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<blockquote data-quote="Beta" data-source="post: 757049" data-attributes="member: 22597"><p>OW, I feel like this too when our son is in his "nice" mode. It's like I get roped into thinking that somehow he has changed and that I've just over-reacted in the past; then, as soon as I say or do something he doesn't like, it all comes out again in anger--"Why do you always....why are you always...." blah, blah, blah. I feel like I'm on an emotional rollercoaster. So don't think you're unusual or strange; we all have those feelings with our kids. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, and it causes a lot of self-doubt and self-hate within us. I am trying to be kind to our son without letting his toxicity beat me down and leave me feeling like I'm a failure as a parent and even as a human being. I have to keep some distance from him, even as he is in our home for the time being. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Copa...crumb! I'm so sorry to hear that he left there. These kids don't seem to understand that whatever they do to mess up their lives affects US too and puts us in a place of having to decide how to respond, how much or little to do, feeling the same old sadness and disappointment. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, I agree. It's hard on top of hard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beta, post: 757049, member: 22597"] OW, I feel like this too when our son is in his "nice" mode. It's like I get roped into thinking that somehow he has changed and that I've just over-reacted in the past; then, as soon as I say or do something he doesn't like, it all comes out again in anger--"Why do you always....why are you always...." blah, blah, blah. I feel like I'm on an emotional rollercoaster. So don't think you're unusual or strange; we all have those feelings with our kids. Yes, and it causes a lot of self-doubt and self-hate within us. I am trying to be kind to our son without letting his toxicity beat me down and leave me feeling like I'm a failure as a parent and even as a human being. I have to keep some distance from him, even as he is in our home for the time being. Copa...crumb! I'm so sorry to hear that he left there. These kids don't seem to understand that whatever they do to mess up their lives affects US too and puts us in a place of having to decide how to respond, how much or little to do, feeling the same old sadness and disappointment. Yes, I agree. It's hard on top of hard. [/QUOTE]
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