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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi, this is OP. thanks to everyone for your thoughts. I’m watching the ADHD Dude webinars and I have noticed a difference in implementing how I talk to my older child: if I say, “you need to get your [instrument] down from your room now,” that works a lot better than me saying, “it would help me if you could get your [instrument] from your room in the next 5 minutes.” So thank you especially to the person who suggested ADHD Dude, although I am aware I’m clearly someone in search of a parenting guru. PPs who said that people pulled to gentle parenting might be people who were abused themselves by their parents, and seeking desperately to avoid repeating that were spot on for me.

I told my doctor and my husband about my level of drinking, and have an appointment with a therapist next week. I don’t know if I can become sober again and learn a new parenting style at the same time. I do want to become sober, but drinking makes me feel safe.

Anyway, good luck to all the parents out there. 
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Hi OP.  I’m so glad you got something out of this thread and have talked to people about your drinking.  Wishing you and your family all the best; I hope things will work out for you.[/quote]

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