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Originally Posted by patteeu
I'm fortunate enough to have kids who are healthy and that's stressful enough. I really can't imagine how difficult it must be to take care of children who have serious, long term health problems whether physical or mental. I have a great deal of respect for the people with the strength to do it.
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It's a different kind of stress. With my disabled son, I'm not really worried about him doing drugs, acting dangerously, getting talked into doing stupid shit, lying to me, hanging out with the wrong crowd, etc...
My younger son, on the other hand, is a handful in an entirely different way. He, unfortunately, reminds me (and everyone else who knows him) of my brother when he was young. That brother has been in and out of jail his entire life and an addict of some sort since 8th grade. Those are not worries I have with my disabled son.