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<blockquote data-quote="elizabrary" data-source="post: 743685" data-attributes="member: 11235"><p>First I have to tell you that I told my son about the vape shop/bake shop mix up and he was beside himself with laughter. Also, my 28 year old daughter does nutty, spiteful stuff too. She is at about the maturity level of a 14 year old and she has a child- a 9 year old who is more focused and responsible than she is. She treats those who support her and want the best for her the worst. I've never understood it. She has been like this her whole life, and to be honest her dad is somewhat like that as well. </p><p></p><p>I have had depression and anxiety most of my life. It takes not only psychiatric intervention and medication, but a lot of work to learn how to manage it and the ability to accept the ups and downs of it. For me it requires a ton of focus and commitment to work at keeping my brain on track. Our kids are not able to sustain that level of focus. They prefer to treat it quickly with drugs and/or alcohol. And toxic relationships. There are always underlying issues that are scary to address. I came from a home with lots of financial resources but suffered emotional and physical abuse. It was hard to really face that stuff and be able to objectively see that I am not the bad person my parents made me feel I was. Actually, I'm awesome. Interestingly, once I really saw the situation objectively and realized my parents made mistakes that weren't my fault I was able to let go of my much of my anger and sadness. After that things really flourished in my career.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elizabrary, post: 743685, member: 11235"] First I have to tell you that I told my son about the vape shop/bake shop mix up and he was beside himself with laughter. Also, my 28 year old daughter does nutty, spiteful stuff too. She is at about the maturity level of a 14 year old and she has a child- a 9 year old who is more focused and responsible than she is. She treats those who support her and want the best for her the worst. I've never understood it. She has been like this her whole life, and to be honest her dad is somewhat like that as well. I have had depression and anxiety most of my life. It takes not only psychiatric intervention and medication, but a lot of work to learn how to manage it and the ability to accept the ups and downs of it. For me it requires a ton of focus and commitment to work at keeping my brain on track. Our kids are not able to sustain that level of focus. They prefer to treat it quickly with drugs and/or alcohol. And toxic relationships. There are always underlying issues that are scary to address. I came from a home with lots of financial resources but suffered emotional and physical abuse. It was hard to really face that stuff and be able to objectively see that I am not the bad person my parents made me feel I was. Actually, I'm awesome. Interestingly, once I really saw the situation objectively and realized my parents made mistakes that weren't my fault I was able to let go of my much of my anger and sadness. After that things really flourished in my career. [/QUOTE]
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