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<blockquote data-quote="overcome mom" data-source="post: 758819" data-attributes="member: 23328"><p>NewStart I too try not to have expectations of my child but they creep in again when I least expect it. It is usually when I have had a few good interactions with him but then inevitably he has some new crisis, gets in trouble for something. I have found my acceptance of him as he is has transformed over the years. I needed to mourn the lost of who I wanted him to be, what I wanted our relationship to be like. Like any mourning process the feelings of lost come and go. Since I wasn't able to have a biological child I sometimes wonder if I put more expectations on our relationship. I know you have had to mourn the lost of one child and now you have to mourn the lost of your expectations for another. I am sure it seems to much to handle at once. You will get through it and feel better more of time than you do now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="overcome mom, post: 758819, member: 23328"] NewStart I too try not to have expectations of my child but they creep in again when I least expect it. It is usually when I have had a few good interactions with him but then inevitably he has some new crisis, gets in trouble for something. I have found my acceptance of him as he is has transformed over the years. I needed to mourn the lost of who I wanted him to be, what I wanted our relationship to be like. Like any mourning process the feelings of lost come and go. Since I wasn't able to have a biological child I sometimes wonder if I put more expectations on our relationship. I know you have had to mourn the lost of one child and now you have to mourn the lost of your expectations for another. I am sure it seems to much to handle at once. You will get through it and feel better more of time than you do now. [/QUOTE]
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