Guest guest Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 In a message dated 1/19/2006 6:11:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, minamimuki2004@... writes: Another thing that is truly painful is that she can't remember any of the good stuff from her childhood. As far as she is concerned she had a lousy childhood in every aspect. Deborah, My daughter too at one time could not remember anything from her childhood. Like there was a block to the past. Mind you, they can't remember five minutes ago the rage they caused or what caused it. The past to them is whatever bad that recently happened to them to blame for why they are feeling so miserable. So they won't remember the past. But time will heal that, my daughter now concedes she did not have a bad childhood, and remembers all the good times now. She will get better, don't give up hope. What combo of meds did he put her on? DebbieL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 My daughter and son are 2 years apart in age. To this day, my son always tells me what a great childhood he had and he tells my grandsons that they should enjoy being kids because I am trying to give the same type of childhood to them as what he and his sister had. Yet my daughter, on the other hand, when she firest started going thru this, always said she had a miserable childhood. But she now concedes that she too had a great childhood, it just got " sucky " for her as a teenager because I was very strict. But she maintains that she will not allow the boys to do the same things I didn't allow her to do when they are teenagers. For instance, she doesn't want them sleeping over at their friends' houses unless she knows the parents very well. That was one of my rules for my kids. And there are other things she has said that indicate that what I did with her, is what she is planning on doing with her kids when they are teenagers. GO FIGURE. Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 In a message dated 1/20/2006 2:11:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, cascorsam@... writes: And there are other things she has said that indicate that what I did with her, is what she is planning on doing with her kids when they are teenagers. GO FIGURE. Jean Funny how mom knows best! They never understand our intentions until they become mothers themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 In a message dated 1/20/2006 3:18:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, kerk0522@... writes: She won't be coming back to live with us (very long story) but she had completely forgotten about her behavior on Sunday when she was speaking with her dad this past Wednesday night. I just find that bizarre. Kelley C. Kelley, They don't remember anything. My daughter was the same way, except of course, when it was me or hubby or someone else that did the bad, THEN she remembers. But she won't remember the bad behavior she expressed herself. But now, she remembers everything. And during her bad time, would yell and scream at me if I said I didn't recall her telling me something she adamantly states she told me. I would always be sure that she hadn't told me, but she would say she couldn't believe I didn't remember. Funny how it all worked. I'm sure she had intended telling me, or maybe told someone else thinking she told me. But I would not normally forget anything she said. In some instances, later on she would say she was wrong and remember NOT telling me. They are in their own little world. I don't think there is any feasible way that you or I could possibly know what they are feeling or thinking. They live in the present, act in the present. And not remember what you told them five minutes ago, let alone their entire childhood. This is why I did the contract, so that it was written loud and clear and in black and white, so there was no cause for excuse. Hope you have a better weekend. Your Cyber Sis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Hey Sis -- Do they really not remember or is a coping mechanism for them or what? My sdtr does this and it drives me absolutely crazy. We had an incident this past Sunday -- we were going to church and she had to go with us b/c we don't leave her at the house alone b/c we don't trust her. She was spouting her mother's beliefs about church (all they care about is taking your money and how you look) and she didn't want to go and threw a fit like a 4-yr. old. I told her to get back into the car and I was taking her back to her mothers b/c I wasn't going to tolerate her behavior. And that's exactly what I did. This is a very abbreviated version of the things that she said and how she acted. It was very hurtful to her dad, who had just gotten out of the hospital 4 days previously from a pretty extensive hand surgery. She won't be coming back to live with us (very long story) but she had completely forgotten about her behavior on Sunday when she was speaking with her dad this past Wednesday night. I just find that bizarre. Kelley C. funnygirl1154@... wrote: In a message dated 1/19/2006 6:11:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, minamimuki2004@... writes: Another thing that is truly painful is that she can't remember any of the good stuff from her childhood. As far as she is concerned she had a lousy childhood in every aspect. Deborah, My daughter too at one time could not remember anything from her childhood. Like there was a block to the past. Mind you, they can't remember five minutes ago the rage they caused or what caused it. The past to them is whatever bad that recently happened to them to blame for why they are feeling so miserable. So they won't remember the past. But time will heal that, my daughter now concedes she did not have a bad childhood, and remembers all the good times now. She will get better, don't give up hope. What combo of meds did he put her on? DebbieL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Dear Debbie, Thank you for that!! I'll tell my husband, he'll be thrilled. I don't have the list of meds, but some are for epilepsy as mentioned in SWOE. Deborah > my daughter > now concedes she did not have a bad childhood, and > remembers all the good > times now. She will get better, don't give up hope. > What combo of meds did he put her on? > > DebbieL > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 My grandsons did not want to go home today. The older one made a stink about having to go back to his house and he did this infront of his mother. She said she was renting him Spider Man 2 and my older grandson said he was sick of Spider Man 2, becuase my son bought it for him last August for his Birthday and has watched it many many times here at my house. But Will had wanted this particular movie (because he too has the mental capacity of an 8 yr old). SO she couldn't understand why my grandson was not happy with her renting this movie. SHe in turn got mad at me cause she says I spoil them. And that now that she has no money to buy them everything they want, they don't like her and the soap opera went on and on. If a child has seen a movie numerous times WHY would one expect him to be excited over seeing it yet again? I could understand 't point of view. I told him that Mommy was trying to do something nice for him so to please not hurt her feelings. (In reality I am sure she didn't give a damn what he thought as long as hubby was happy). I really wish she could be an adult as well as the child she is married to. I just don't wat her feeling threatened by me and my son and preventing me from taking the boys. God knows it could never be anything wrong she does. Also, the boys have both told me their mother never just talks to them like people and my son and I always " talk " with the boys. I would rather be here than with my daughter too if I were the boys. Actually, she is probably pretty well matched with her husband because both their emotional and sometmes I think intellectual IQ's are that of a child. Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Jean, The good things we taught them are there! That's always encouraging. Carol -------------- Original message -------------- From: cascorsam@... > My daughter and son are 2 years apart in age. To this day, my son always > tells me what a great childhood he had and he tells my grandsons that they > should enjoy being kids because I am trying to give the same type of childhood > to > them as what he and his sister had. Yet my daughter, on the other hand, > when she firest started going thru this, always said she had a miserable > childhood. But she now concedes that she too had a great childhood, it just > got > " sucky " for her as a teenager because I was very strict. But she maintains > that > she will not allow the boys to do the same things I didn't allow her to do > when they are teenagers. For instance, she doesn't want them sleeping over at > their friends' houses unless she knows the parents very well. That was one > of my rules for my kids. And there are other things she has said that > indicate that what I did with her, is what she is planning on doing with her > kids > when they are teenagers. GO FIGURE. > > Jean > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Jean, I've said before...I'm convinced she showed her anger to you mainly because you were the safe person to show it too. Keep observing those clues...and smile when you see more of them. --- cascorsam@... wrote: > My daughter and son are 2 years apart in age. To > this day, my son always > tells me what a great childhood he had and he tells > my grandsons that they > should enjoy being kids because I am trying to give > the same type of childhood to > them as what he and his sister had. Yet my > daughter, on the other hand, > when she firest started going thru this, always said > she had a miserable > childhood. But she now concedes that she too had a > great childhood, it just got > " sucky " for her as a teenager because I was very > strict. But she maintains that > she will not allow the boys to do the same things I > didn't allow her to do > when they are teenagers. For instance, she doesn't > want them sleeping over at > their friends' houses unless she knows the parents > very well. That was one > of my rules for my kids. And there are other > things she has said that > indicate that what I did with her, is what she is > planning on doing with her kids > when they are teenagers. GO FIGURE. > > Jean > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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