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Its great to read about others who live "out of control" lives like I do.
But, even if I were given this list during classes, I would have never believed it. I even remember them saying that most children would need therapy after placement and I thought "not mine". Well, the jokes on me....
Its hard to look at the pictures of these children and see whats inside. I still look at my daughter and wonder how she could be so damaged. Its beyond me. Its a world I have never lived and can't even imagine.
And sometimes its the little things that drive you batty. I guess I'm lucky in that my daughter isn't outwardly aggressive, but she is very passive aggressive. So we have to be always on our toes.
Heres one that almost drove me to the liquor cabinet this morning. My daughter has trouble with boundaries, so we told her "if it isn't yours, don't touch it". Well, that was working until it was time to leave for school. She just stood by the door. I said, let go and she continued to stand there. Again, lets go, again, just standing there. Finally, I said, open the door and lets go to school. Her response "I can't open the door. I can't touch it, it isn't mine." She wasn't being disobedient or anything. She was actually trying to following the rules. How do you teach someone boundaries when they have absolutely NO concept.... This stuff just wears me down sometimes.
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