Don’t get me wrong it’s still stressful but I use the skills I learned in DBT and realize this is the point in my life where I get to rewrite my past in a way. With her, I can do the opposite of my parent. I can understand a child that cannot regulate her emotions and is communicating with me the only way she knows how and with me staying calm enough to help her while she throws carrots and her bottle on the ground and she attempted to hit me, I can teach her that her feelings are valid and I can also teach her the skills I learned. 

I would consider this a turning point for sure.