tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138659554856582409.post7060051127622368774..comments2023-06-22T07:38:56.015-07:00Comments on When Love was Not Enough: Parenting our RAD Child: Fake it Till You Make It and moreStory of our Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01617622682686871400noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138659554856582409.post-3960836532306898352011-02-14T01:41:05.100-08:002011-02-14T01:41:05.100-08:00I would second Foster Abba's comment, if I may...I would second Foster Abba's comment, if I may. I wonder if it's therapists having no comprehension of adoption, RAD, and disruption? <br />It doesn't sound right, faking it; isn't it better to recognize your true feelings about something and then plan accordingly, vs bottling things up inside until they destroy the only sanity you have.<br />I wouldn't tell a child to fake it til they made it, unless they were a cheerleader maybe?! (really trying to think of good reasons for it), so I'm not sure using it as a therapeutic catchphrase was/is wise. <br /><br />xoxoxo - Rozroztimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09656248004737911271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138659554856582409.post-20870938491741350472011-02-13T09:08:35.161-08:002011-02-13T09:08:35.161-08:00The problem with faking it until you make it is th...The problem with faking it until you make it is that you aren't really being true to your own feelings.<br /><br />There are some circumstances where faking it can be beneficial to get you over a short-term hump. But, when your problems are more serious, or take longer to resolve, "faking it" does nothing to address the roots of the real problem.FosterAbbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431773317761777407noreply@blogger.com