Re: water treatment / Elaine

[Guest guest]

Oh ouch Elaine! I am sure glad I didn't ever try the water 'get-up'

technique!

The point I was trying to make about ToughLove is not that all those

techniques work on our kids, just that it made me stand up for myself and give

me

support from others with problems similar to ours.

Yes, guilt does linger. I always say - just when I think I'm over it, it

will somehow pop up again later and spoil my little party.

For the most part, I think I am over it, but I do find myself from time to

time having a thought that is counter productive. And when I see that, then I

get angry, and the vicious cycle runs it's course - only it is a faster

process. Hope that made sense!

Blondie

In a message dated 2/23/2006 10:48:30 A.M. Central Standard Time,

helpbpdmom@... writes:

When I threw water on her she got up, filled up a pail of water, threw it

all over my bed and then went back to bed.....I have alwasy laughed about that

and I think that's when I knew that traditional tough love approaches don't

work with these kids.

Gulit....thanks fro the feedback.....I have mostly resolved it but it was

clear when I reread what I wrote yesterday that it lingers in the

subconscious...

Oh joy, oh joy.....

Peace for today

Elaine