Posted by medlib on April 23, 2002, at 17:08:40
In reply to Dear President Judy, the 3 phases, posted by Greg on April 23, 2002, at 14:49:41
Hi Greg--
Please give yourself a break! You have teenagers at home; *of course* you cave, who could do anything else? I think that the only thing more stressful than *being* a teenager is *having* a teenager; the rewards seem to come at such a high price. I'll be thinking of you and your daughter tomorrow, hoping things go well with the therapist. Both of you are lucky to have each other, and to have a chance to intervene early (although "early" seems to get earlier every year). However scary things may be at the moment, they are likely to prove a blessing in disguise.
I wish I had been able to "cue in" to my daughter's difficulties when she was 14; it might have prevented so much damage. I was naive, and totally clueless about relationships (still am). Fortunately, my daughter is tougher than I am and managed to survive me *and* her traumas. She still has her problems, but, at least they aren't *my* kind of problems, and she seems relatively happy and successful.
Fingers crossed for you---medlib
P.S. What is ASH?
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