New psychiatrist for my daughter.

[momto3]

3. In many ways.

My husband and I can't ever have a night out to ourselves. My daughter, though 12, cannot stay by herself and we definitely cannot trust her alone with her brothers. The 3 kids together are too much for anyone else - even my parents. Therefore, my relationship with him is often strained.

My sons have often had to deal with her emotional abuse despite my best efforts to shelter them. They do not know that this is not normal behavior. How can I teach them otherwise? They fear her and should not have to deal with that in their childhood.

We will never be able to do things as a family. We cannot go out to dinner. We will never go to Disney together, we will never go to the beach. She is too volatile. We cannot expose the boys to the constant verbal abuse that happens in family trips.

Things are really bad right now and I realize that I am definitely seeing the worst of things. But, until we get her meds right, this is how it will be.