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<blockquote data-quote="hexemaus2" data-source="post: 397799" data-attributes="member: 4560"><p>Hounddog, I gotta say, I'm darn proud of the way you handle yourself!</p><p> </p><p>I've found with my difficult child 1, there's no middle ground. It's either be involved or not. I can't do the involvement without needing medications of my own to deal with the stress she heaps on, or risk going to jail for slappin' the snot out of her, so I opt for no involvement instead...for my own sanity.</p><p> </p><p>My hat's off to ya for being able to maintain any contact without losing it. I know a lot of that has to do with the grands, and luckily, my granddaughter lives with my sister in law, so I don't have to stay involved with difficult child 1 to be involved with Rae. (Thank Heavens!) I can't imagine trying to maintain any sort of civil composure if I had to deal with difficult child 1 over Rae, or for any reason, really. I don't know that I'd be able to refrain from smacking her upside the back of the head every time she started with complaining, faking illness (difficult child 1's done that - then complained when no one would come get her from the ER at 11:30 at night) and all the other crapola she pulls. (difficult child 1 tests those never-hit-my-kids limits beyond human endurance sometimes. I swear, that child could make Mother Teresa want to slap her silly!) </p><p> </p><p>I read your experiences with Katie, and I see my difficult child 1 in all of it. I wouldn't be able to do it. I just wouldn't. I've developed too much of an allergy to b.s. lol. So I have the utmost respect for you that you CAN and DO deal with Katie's junk, without losing it, or being tempted to shake/knock/rattle some sense into her. Sometimes, I think it's that overwhelming temptation to shake/knock/rattle some sense into difficult child 1 that makes it easier to stay uninvolved. I honestly don't know that I'd be able to listen to one more **** story or whine from her without being seriously tempted to just slap her and say "Would you just stop it already?? Do you honestly believe anyone buys into your ****?!? Just stop it! If you can't be honest then just shut up already! Everyone sees right through it, so you just look like an idiot. Just stop it!" Not that it would do any good...but the temptation is still there...so I just stay out of all of it. I commend you for being a far stronger adult than me. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hexemaus2, post: 397799, member: 4560"] Hounddog, I gotta say, I'm darn proud of the way you handle yourself! I've found with my difficult child 1, there's no middle ground. It's either be involved or not. I can't do the involvement without needing medications of my own to deal with the stress she heaps on, or risk going to jail for slappin' the snot out of her, so I opt for no involvement instead...for my own sanity. My hat's off to ya for being able to maintain any contact without losing it. I know a lot of that has to do with the grands, and luckily, my granddaughter lives with my sister in law, so I don't have to stay involved with difficult child 1 to be involved with Rae. (Thank Heavens!) I can't imagine trying to maintain any sort of civil composure if I had to deal with difficult child 1 over Rae, or for any reason, really. I don't know that I'd be able to refrain from smacking her upside the back of the head every time she started with complaining, faking illness (difficult child 1's done that - then complained when no one would come get her from the ER at 11:30 at night) and all the other crapola she pulls. (difficult child 1 tests those never-hit-my-kids limits beyond human endurance sometimes. I swear, that child could make Mother Teresa want to slap her silly!) I read your experiences with Katie, and I see my difficult child 1 in all of it. I wouldn't be able to do it. I just wouldn't. I've developed too much of an allergy to b.s. lol. So I have the utmost respect for you that you CAN and DO deal with Katie's junk, without losing it, or being tempted to shake/knock/rattle some sense into her. Sometimes, I think it's that overwhelming temptation to shake/knock/rattle some sense into difficult child 1 that makes it easier to stay uninvolved. I honestly don't know that I'd be able to listen to one more **** story or whine from her without being seriously tempted to just slap her and say "Would you just stop it already?? Do you honestly believe anyone buys into your ****?!? Just stop it! If you can't be honest then just shut up already! Everyone sees right through it, so you just look like an idiot. Just stop it!" Not that it would do any good...but the temptation is still there...so I just stay out of all of it. I commend you for being a far stronger adult than me. :) [/QUOTE]
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