Sometimes I just don't like her (my mother)

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And that's all I have to say on the subject.

Oh dear :( what's happened?

Hope you ok, families are hard :(

She just doesn't always get the SN thing. She is desperate to prove DS difficulties are not genetic/hereditary i.e. could not possibly be her 'fault'.

Don't think she thought it through, if it's not genetic/hereditary, then it's our parenting I suppose (or DH's more to the point, being as she doesn't like him).

Last time, it was "school will think you have munchaussen by proxy". Thanks for that mum.

zzzzz glad it's allowed!

OK maybe I did have more to say on the subject.

grrrrrrrr! We have enough people putting barriers in the way of our children getting help. You'd at least expect family to support you :(

Sorry you've got this to deal with as well. Sounds like a case of faulty gene for foot in mouth disease in dm's case.

I think in her own way she is trying to be supportive, but it often comes out sort of

I am very fortunate to have lots of supportive friends, and mn of course!

I know I can always turn to them or you for a moan about dm. Sorry...

Really, if it wasn't for you guys on here I think I would have gone off the rails.

I lurk a lot, reading other peoples posts, I don't often have anything constructive that I can offer, but just to let everyone know how much your posts help me so guys.

Just been given a years extended leave from work and finished today, so you're not getting rid of me, in fact more time will be spent on here I'm sure!

Excellent. Lots more posting :) It helps to work out your frustrations ;)

mums are occasionally a PITA I am my eldest dds PITA and I have an MIL who is no longer a PITA because she doesnt exist in my thoughts anymore.

Buy some books, involve her at each stage if she will go for that and maybe her listening to a proff or two might just sway her to thinking more proactive.

Enjoy your year out and hears another

first post after lurking every day for more then a year what about the grandparent that thinks there is a problem but is waiting for son and dil to realise or mention it.

That is a tricky one Grandpa's wife. What age is your grandchild? What are your concerns? Personally I would not have thanked my parents if they had told me that they thought something was up with DD not that they wouldn't have been right but it would have been the case of shoot the messenger as I would not have welcomed the news. Unfairly I would have then not wanted to visit them as I would have been thinking they were always trying to find something wrong IYSWIM?
I guess it all depends on your relationship with your son or daughter and what your concerns are. Please don't be afraid to post here you are very welcome.

supportive hug
Families can really be the pits when it comes to SN, I have found through bitter experience. I ahve just stopped talking with mine about things because the feeling that they should help makes the fact that they dont help (or even that they make it worse) unbearable.