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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think venting over specific, current situations can be cathartic, but I'm not sure how recording all of the mean things people have to us or our children over the years helps anyone.

We all have examples- some extreme- of the terrible things that are said and done to kids with special needs and their parents. Sure, my DS has experienced some bullying and some unkindness. A lot of the unkindness stems from cluelessness about how a child with ADHD and poor executive functioning might behave.

As a parent, I would like some opportunity to vent and feel those genuine feelings of frustration and unfairness and fatigue and worry. I am human, and have certainly felt that it is unjust that my son will struggle in ways most of his peers will not-- and gets judged mercilessly for things he cannot help.

For the most part, however, my child will do better, if I focus on helping him build skills to better get along in the world. *I* will do better if I can focus the majority of my energy positively by educating other people and achieving some level of inner peace with our situation.  [/quote]

So find another thread. Do you expect everyone to use the exact same coping methods that you use? I need to vent, I also treat all teachers and IAs etc with the utmost respect even when they don't deserve, I express gratitude,I am quite a good problem solver if I do say so myself and we are constantly teaching our child with ASD positive adaptive skills and working with trained professionals. You know what else? We let said child vent when needed too. There is nothing wrong with it. I have found that the people I know who hold it all in are sometimes the ones who either explode at the school or quietly take a mental health break inpatient. I usually just vent to my husband and vent on here and it works for me. I don't find it helpful to talk forever about designer purses, so I don't visit those threads or the beauty section at all. I don't however go on and tell them how to enjoy life or how to cope with stress. [/quote]

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