Do you feel like you can't complain...: The Leukemia & Lymphoma ...

I complained anyway!!! I did get a lot of that. But actually the people I complained to knew Aidan BEFORE dx, and therefore knew what a royal pain he was and still is, even OT.?? I also had a good collegue at work whose daughter was also challenged with another non-cancer related issue, but who was the same age and grade as Aidan, and we had a lot of the SAME issues!? Plus I had friends with kids with very similar issues.? It actually normalized Aidan's behavior for me a lot so I knew it was not due to treatment, although that was a component of it, but rather it was mostly just him.? And that helped me set and enforce boundaries and rules.

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My real problem was even though he rarely got a free pass from me, every one else just spoiled him rotten!? So I was always the bad guy.? Ok - so be it!

Just stay the course and think long term.? I keep my eye on goal of him being a 25 year-old responsible young man. He's 10 now!? So all the fussing and fighting is just the path to get there. I tell myself everyday - "Stay the course, Angela, stay the course!"? But God, it's hard!!!

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All the best!

Angela

Source: http://community.lls.org/thread/11990

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