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Sexual acting out - does it always mean a person was sexually abused?
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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 448590"><p>Dash, I know exactly what you mean about the grief stage. You described it so well... I had a really hard time with that last year when my son was a senior and I was watching all the seniors at his original HS (difficult child was expelled) being successful, hearing about what colleges they were going to, and not sure how to answer what my son was doing. Gosh it hit me right in the gut with that feeling of grief. And you are so right when in the throes of that grief I too went to that place looking for answers and wondering what i could have done differently. One of the things I realized is that there are many adults who struggle in late adolescence and early adulthood and somehow eventually find their way and that is what I started to hope for. And realizing there is really nothing I could do and the past is past and doesn't really matter now. And alanon has been a big help too. It is just plain hard to think about our hopes and dreams for our kids when they were small and then the current reality. Take care of yourself right now.... her future is out of your hands. One thing someone said at an alanon meeting that has been helpful ... "I am not my childs higher power".... so true so true. They have to find their own path.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 448590"] Dash, I know exactly what you mean about the grief stage. You described it so well... I had a really hard time with that last year when my son was a senior and I was watching all the seniors at his original HS (difficult child was expelled) being successful, hearing about what colleges they were going to, and not sure how to answer what my son was doing. Gosh it hit me right in the gut with that feeling of grief. And you are so right when in the throes of that grief I too went to that place looking for answers and wondering what i could have done differently. One of the things I realized is that there are many adults who struggle in late adolescence and early adulthood and somehow eventually find their way and that is what I started to hope for. And realizing there is really nothing I could do and the past is past and doesn't really matter now. And alanon has been a big help too. It is just plain hard to think about our hopes and dreams for our kids when they were small and then the current reality. Take care of yourself right now.... her future is out of your hands. One thing someone said at an alanon meeting that has been helpful ... "I am not my childs higher power".... so true so true. They have to find their own path. [/QUOTE]
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