Posted by judy1 on September 17, 2003, at 13:34:11
In reply to Re: Putting son first..., posted by DaisyM on September 17, 2003, at 0:48:14
I can't express how much it means to me. And also hearing about your own children, I don't feel so alone. I made an appt with my pdoc on Friday (I haven't seen him in months) because I want to be strong for my son. I tend to break down in tears a lot, and I know that just adds to his stress. So, ok, you're right it if was a physical disorder, I probably wouldn't be so hard on myself (although Daisy, it sounds like you feel guilt about that too). I imagine it's natural for us to want to make our children's lives perfect, but I think I get that doing the best I can to help is basically all I can do. So day to day. I try to remember myself at that age, and I do remember staying up to midnight to make my homework perfect, and anything less then an A was to all purposes an F to me. Now I know I didn't tell him any of this, so it has to be some kind of genetic link. I wish his therp had e-mail, I'll ask, because I don't want my son to feel I'm intruding on his private time. Again, thanks so much for sharing your experiences, it helped tremendously.
take care, judy
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