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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 484839" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Yeah I would be saying screw it too for this type stuff. I remember Cory wanting me to take him to the mall and shop when he was that age. He LOVED to shop. He was my clothes horse. He loved name brands. The other two couldnt have cared less as long as clothes covered their butts. Cory still wants to look good. If you ask him now he says I took him shopping every paycheck...lol. NOT! I guess he has fond memories. </p><p></p><p>I cannot imagine his therapist telling me I had to take him shopping though to build our relationship. </p><p></p><p>Actually, I think there has to be something there from the early years to carry you through the rough times of the teen years because those are rough times...no doubt. I think even with typical teen you can have some pretty horrible years in there where the parents are the enemies. I wanted to throttle Jamie almost daily most of the time when he was a teen because he wanted to get the last word in all the time. Sometimes I still want to throttle him. </p><p></p><p>Eventually, if you are lucky, the kids come out the other side as people you can actually like again. Having them out of the house makes a huge difference. We can barely tolerate Cory under the same roof. He and his father just rub each other like sandpaper. They love each other dearly but living together is just not possible anymore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 484839, member: 1514"] Yeah I would be saying screw it too for this type stuff. I remember Cory wanting me to take him to the mall and shop when he was that age. He LOVED to shop. He was my clothes horse. He loved name brands. The other two couldnt have cared less as long as clothes covered their butts. Cory still wants to look good. If you ask him now he says I took him shopping every paycheck...lol. NOT! I guess he has fond memories. I cannot imagine his therapist telling me I had to take him shopping though to build our relationship. Actually, I think there has to be something there from the early years to carry you through the rough times of the teen years because those are rough times...no doubt. I think even with typical teen you can have some pretty horrible years in there where the parents are the enemies. I wanted to throttle Jamie almost daily most of the time when he was a teen because he wanted to get the last word in all the time. Sometimes I still want to throttle him. Eventually, if you are lucky, the kids come out the other side as people you can actually like again. Having them out of the house makes a huge difference. We can barely tolerate Cory under the same roof. He and his father just rub each other like sandpaper. They love each other dearly but living together is just not possible anymore. [/QUOTE]
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