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At 5am my 10 year old daughter came down and woke me up from a bad dream. She had dreamed that our house caught on fire, I ran back in and then the roof started to cave in, when she tried to follow me in I yelled at her not to come. She said I would only come out if her dad came and got me. I asked if the roof caved in, she said no, she changed the dream, dad came in and got me and we all went home together. I just held her in my arms until she fell back asleep as the tears ran down my checks. She hasn't said much about her dad leaving, I have an appointment for her on Monday with a counselor.
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Good move lyn... she needs to vent and is probably afraid to vent to you cause she sees your pain! Bless her and you!
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It's hard isnt it. I am so sorry.
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Oh Lynn, I am so sorry. I know this is so hard on both of you. The fact that she was able to change her dream is very encouraging. She has your survival skills. And she came to you. You are a wonderful mom. (((((hugs)))))
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Oh Lyn...my heart goes out to both of you. My baby has just begun the nightmare stage as well.

I think the counselor is an excellent idea. She needs to talk about what she is feeling and what is happening in her life. I've learned that children often try to protect the parent by NOT saying anything at all in fear of hurting our feelings. The counseling will help in that she has someone else she trusts and can talk to. Be sure to stay in touch with the counselor frequently as you need to know what is going on.

i know that you are a WONDERFUL parent and ALWAYS do the best for yur children! Keep up the great work!!
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Bless her little heart!
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HUGS to you and your precious daughter...

Love you!
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Thank you, my 17 year old had pink eye last week, a rough week for her. tomorrow is the Big dance and her eye was sore and red this morning. I could only hold her while she sobbed and sobbed, to her this is so important to look good tomorrow. The seperation just magnifies everything. Wow I feel drained.
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gosh, how the kids are affected. this sucks. even my adult children. especially my daughter and the breast ca, she does not need this bullshit in her life from me. she is supposed to lean on me, not me on her because of that jerk i was with. man. i just want it over.
hockeymom5592
hockeymom5592
Lyn, there is nothing harder than seeing your child in pain. Bless you, you are a good mom. Hugs.
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ohhh, i'm so sorry. my 10 year old little boy cried every night for weeks. it broke my heart. my little guy has asperger's, so i really struggled with how to help him. i think for him, just holding him and talking to him helped. he also "journaled" comic strips in a special notebook that i got for him. i didn't make him share it with me, but if he offered, i would always take the time and ask him to tell me about his "story". maybe this helps? BIG HUG....
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I am so sorry your daughter is so sad, but so happy she has you for a Mom. And I wish I could be there, as well as all DS could be there to hold YOU as your tears fall. I wish you peace.
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I am so sorry to hear how much your daughter is hurting. Hopefully the councelor will get her to open up about the seperation and help both of you. I totally understanding how draining it can be but you gotta stay strong for them.
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I am so sorry to hear how much your daughter is hurting. Hopefully the councelor will get her to open up about the seperation and help both of you. I totally understanding how draining it can be but you gotta stay strong for them.
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I'm currently taking my 15yr 11yr and 7yr to 2 see someone to help them understand what is happening is not their fault and both dad and mom love them no mater what....
Thriver
Thriver
does she feel like she has to rescue you and doesn't have the power to do it?
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