Phil: Yes. So you mentioned several emotions. Are there like stages of those emotions that they will go through?
Merriam: Absolutely
Merriam: It's something very similar to the stages of grief because in fact what they're grieving is the parenting experience they thought they were going to have.
Phil: Right. That's exactly where I was going. Yeah. Right. Yeah.
Merriam: Yeah. So you know, there's denial and anger and yeah. You know, and sadness and, and everything that you might feel when you're grieving something.
Phil: Alright, so the parents may need therapy at that point right?
Merriam: Absolutely. Yeah. I mean, just because you might be getting parent behavior training so that you can help your child doesn't mean that you shouldn't think about getting some just straight on therapy for yourself as well. Because those are some really big feelings. And then people will feel guilt because they feel that way. Right? It's like I'm supposed to just unconditionally love my child. I have a lot of parents that when I give them permission or I voice in the room that it's possible you might not like your child, then, you know, they'll just erupt sobbing because it's true. And they've held that in and it's embarrassing and they feel terrible. But it's true. They love their child, but they don't always like their child.
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