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<blockquote data-quote="Beta" data-source="post: 747515" data-attributes="member: 22597"><p>One of the posts I read sparked a thought in me--I grew up with emotional abuse and neglect, and I purposed that when I had children, I would do everything in my power to be the best parent I could. In doing that, I experienced a measure of healing from the past, which is good, but I also expected that the outcome with my children would be that they would be incredibly kind, compassionate, responsible young adults who would respect and appreciate their parents. To some extent, this is true of our youngest son, but our oldest, our Difficult Child, J, is anything but that. It's hard to live with the sense of failure or the lost expectations that giving so much love and care to someone created in me. I feel like I've been cheated or "the rug has been pulled out from under me." Just some thoughts today.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beta, post: 747515, member: 22597"] One of the posts I read sparked a thought in me--I grew up with emotional abuse and neglect, and I purposed that when I had children, I would do everything in my power to be the best parent I could. In doing that, I experienced a measure of healing from the past, which is good, but I also expected that the outcome with my children would be that they would be incredibly kind, compassionate, responsible young adults who would respect and appreciate their parents. To some extent, this is true of our youngest son, but our oldest, our Difficult Child, J, is anything but that. It's hard to live with the sense of failure or the lost expectations that giving so much love and care to someone created in me. I feel like I've been cheated or "the rug has been pulled out from under me." Just some thoughts today. [/QUOTE]
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