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[quote=Anonymous]Our crisis wasn’t nearly as intense as PPs above (or involve a residential program), but even so, it’s placed my whole identity as a parent in the “before” and “after.”  I was a relaxed and happy parent. My DH was the worrier in the family - not me. And even though our kid is doing so, so very well, I find I just can’t relax. I worry all the time. If I don’t hear back from my kid in a timely manner, I worry. Kid is older now so I can’t know location and choices all the time. Did kid go to class? What did they do out with friends? No recent reason not to trust, but my mind goes in dark places much, much faster.

There have been some good things - I’ve changed my expectations of my kids. I verbalize much more that their mental well-being is a major, major priority for me as a parent and that I will support them in whatever journey their well-being looks like (college, no college, switch schools, whatever). I think iI *thought* they knew that before - but it’s very explicit in our house now.

But my journey as a parent over the past say 2 years doesn’t look what it looked like 2 years and a day ago. I got yanked out of my “plan” rather abruptly. [/quote]

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