By Sarah Chana Radcliffe
Your loved one goes from complaint to complaint, from problem to problem, rarely just kicking back and enjoying life...
A chronically miserable loved one is a depressed loved one. After all, isn't that what "chronically miserable" is? Whether it's chronically angry, chronically disappointed, chronically displeased or any other flavor of chronically unhappy, consider the very real possibility that this person might benefit from professional attention. Chronically miserable is not a healthy state of being⬢
Just because your kids are miserable doesn't mean they aren't having a good time...
Whining, fighting, complaining kids don't necessarily realize that they are having a negative impact on YOU - especially if you don't decompensate (meaning, you manage to hold it together and parent respectfully even though you feel like having a meltdown that will rival anything THEY'VE ever done!). In fact, some of their fondest childhood memories may be of times spent together (on vacation, on outings, at family gatherings) - times that you remember oh so differently. So don't ruin it for them. As long as you maintain the stance of a caring, albeit boundary-setting, adult, your kids will thrive despite themselves.⬢
