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Message: <blockquote data-quote="scent of cedar" data-source="post: 602854" data-attributes="member: 1721">Whenever our oldest would be gone for a time ~ whether she ran away or was in treatment, our youngest would bloom.  When oldest would come home again, our youngest was always so angry, demanding to know why we let oldest come back.  It wasn't so long until we lost youngest, too.  People would tell us, then, to let oldest walk those paths she was choosing, and to concentrate on youngest.  We just couldn't do that.  Oldest caused chaos and grief, moved in and moved out.  Youngest was lost in the shuffle.  Concentrate on loving and raising and validating your youngest child.  Help him or her to understand that children who are doing the right things are cherished, too.Barbara</blockquote>