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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 183299"><p>Star...I too like your story/stories. They are very helpful.</p><p>It is very difficult when you realize that chance are they will have to pay a high price before the lesson is learned.</p><p>But, I have also developed some sort of faith/resistance/acceptance that "it is what it is. I can't do it for my difficult child. I can't do it for her on two levels:</p><p>1) I just don't have the power (think Star Trek! LOL!)</p><p>2) In the end, the chances are slim that she will learn/grow/improve if I do things for her. Indeed, doing things for herself is likely the only way she will learn to be self sufficient.</p><p> </p><p>Because she has a diagnosis and also has other medical concerns, I'm willing to provide some assistance with medical treatment...but even that is limited. </p><p>We have learned to do our best to not get so emotionally emeshed and to avoid being difficult child's little assistant. Instead, she is continually pushed to do things on her own and fortunately (knock on wood) with many things, she is going in that direction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 183299"] Star...I too like your story/stories. They are very helpful. It is very difficult when you realize that chance are they will have to pay a high price before the lesson is learned. But, I have also developed some sort of faith/resistance/acceptance that "it is what it is. I can't do it for my difficult child. I can't do it for her on two levels: 1) I just don't have the power (think Star Trek! LOL!) 2) In the end, the chances are slim that she will learn/grow/improve if I do things for her. Indeed, doing things for herself is likely the only way she will learn to be self sufficient. Because she has a diagnosis and also has other medical concerns, I'm willing to provide some assistance with medical treatment...but even that is limited. We have learned to do our best to not get so emotionally emeshed and to avoid being difficult child's little assistant. Instead, she is continually pushed to do things on her own and fortunately (knock on wood) with many things, she is going in that direction. [/QUOTE]
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