Posted by Dinah on July 23, 2003, at 9:42:20
In reply to Re: Denial » Dinah, posted by Snoozy on July 22, 2003, at 23:42:37
No, I wouldn't say that. My mother isn't particularly happy go lucky. More of a bulldozer. She was the sort of mother who told me what I felt and what I wanted and nothing I would say to the contrary really penetrated. It wasn't personal though. You'd never know any event from her description of it. She just creates her own world the way she likes it, which isn't necessarily a good one. She's a drama queen, and often her spin is an exceedingly negative one.
If a child is involved, is there any other way to help? You can get the name of a good child psychologist and say something like "I noticed Timmy is xxxxx, and I've heard this guy does wonders with that." in a very low key way. But if she's deep in denial, it probably won't help and it might just make her mad. How about other avenues. Is this something a teacher might notice? Or might notice with a little help? Is it serious enough to try to do an end run around the parent? (I'm assuming that's what you're talking about.)
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