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Reply to "I'm tired of being a mother."
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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I’m sending hugs. I have a little boy who is older now but who gave me similar feelings and exhaustion. I imagine you will get an ADHD diagnosis at some point, especially with your husband’s history. For my son, things got a little better when he started hyperfocusing on something. So he was wild except if he had a book to read. Hopefully something will emerge for your son that he loves. Beyond that, reframing my thinking was helpful. I was so frustrated, angry, embarrassed, helpless. But when I thought of this poor child whose brain wasn’t helping him cope and who was getting so much anger and negative feedback from the whole world and especially me, my heart hurt deeply for my child who wasn’t choosing to behave this way and really could not help it. That compassion helps me remember to make his time with me unconditionally safe. I do slip up and yell and I am not close to perfect. But empathizing with his position helped me reframe when times were hard. [/quote]
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