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@haplotes Thank you for the recommendation. I am looking forward to reading it. And thank you! You seem like good people too. I'm rooting for you :)

@haplotes I'll have to look into that. I would like to try to figure it out on my own, but it doesn't hurt to have all the tools I can find while i do it. Thank you for sharing. Positivity is such an important skill. I hope you're doing really well. Keep kicking butt.

@haplotes Good on you for seeking out help. I'm too stubborn to go, but i probably should. I thought i could just let it go, but I still have an anxiety attack when i miss a call or receive an email from my mother. I dread what the message will be about.

@haplotes "Turned out fine." Ha. Turned out fine in spite of all the crap they were put through, maybe. Even then there are so many people with emotional/ attachment issues as a result of abusive parenting. That's not a valid reason to continue the cycle.

@jmickett I noticed a turning point in my son when I started utilizing similar solutions. Give them the space they're asking for while letting them know you're available if/ when they change their mind. Don't try to "fix" or explain why they can't have a thing. They're too young to care about...