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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 609542"><p>I have felt PTSD feelings. There was a period of time, the phone would ring, and I would scream. And to this day, I often don't hear the house phone even if I am standing right next to it. This is because we got sooo many BAD news phone calls. </p><p></p><p>Our adult difficult child still causes upheaval, but we try to minimize it as much as possible. It's harder, trickier and more emotionally tugging when there is a grandchild in the picture. (((Hugs)))) </p><p></p><p>First thing I thought of about the Homecoming dress was to find a mutual store for teens or a nice dept store, both in your area and hers, and send her a gift certificate after talking with her on the phone and making sure she could get a ride from a responsible person to the store.</p><p></p><p>Or have her pick one on-line and you simply pay for it and have it sent right to her. Kids are fantastic on-line. (It sounds like you personally went shopping for the dress, which had to expend a loooooooot of energy)</p><p></p><p>Bottom line....minimize your work, effort, stress.</p><p></p><p> BUT...she's still young at 14 and maybe that just isn't do-able right now. But something to consider for the future as you will need to conserve your energy, understanding that there are certain things you will want to still be available for to help. Your granddaughter will need skills to circumvent having a </p><p>difficult child mom and those extra skills + extra help from her loving grandmother will be the ticket to a successful and happy life.</p><p></p><p>pS. Just found that relaxation music post...NICE!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 609542"] I have felt PTSD feelings. There was a period of time, the phone would ring, and I would scream. And to this day, I often don't hear the house phone even if I am standing right next to it. This is because we got sooo many BAD news phone calls. Our adult difficult child still causes upheaval, but we try to minimize it as much as possible. It's harder, trickier and more emotionally tugging when there is a grandchild in the picture. (((Hugs)))) First thing I thought of about the Homecoming dress was to find a mutual store for teens or a nice dept store, both in your area and hers, and send her a gift certificate after talking with her on the phone and making sure she could get a ride from a responsible person to the store. Or have her pick one on-line and you simply pay for it and have it sent right to her. Kids are fantastic on-line. (It sounds like you personally went shopping for the dress, which had to expend a loooooooot of energy) Bottom line....minimize your work, effort, stress. BUT...she's still young at 14 and maybe that just isn't do-able right now. But something to consider for the future as you will need to conserve your energy, understanding that there are certain things you will want to still be available for to help. Your granddaughter will need skills to circumvent having a difficult child mom and those extra skills + extra help from her loving grandmother will be the ticket to a successful and happy life. pS. Just found that relaxation music post...NICE! [/QUOTE]
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