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<blockquote data-quote="Irene_J" data-source="post: 595445" data-attributes="member: 181"><p>I know what you are going through. I just posted about my difficult child now being a senior in college. But, she attended community college before for 2.5 years with mixed results before she was ready to focus on college. One semester she got all Ds and Fs. I'd had it. I told her that since she wasn't focusing on school, she would no longer have my support. I started eviction proceedings and she had to make a choice. But she didn't make the choice until she knew I was no longer going to help her out. Letting them fail is so hard. But sometimes it's the only thing that gets through to them. And oftentimes, we imagine the worse if we stop enabling, but they almost have an animal cunning about them that helps them land on their feet. </p><p></p><p>Take care of yourself. Thinking and planning for our difficult children' lives takes so much of our energy and focus. When you get to the place where you can let go and let your difficult child rise and fall on his own, you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Irene_J, post: 595445, member: 181"] I know what you are going through. I just posted about my difficult child now being a senior in college. But, she attended community college before for 2.5 years with mixed results before she was ready to focus on college. One semester she got all Ds and Fs. I'd had it. I told her that since she wasn't focusing on school, she would no longer have my support. I started eviction proceedings and she had to make a choice. But she didn't make the choice until she knew I was no longer going to help her out. Letting them fail is so hard. But sometimes it's the only thing that gets through to them. And oftentimes, we imagine the worse if we stop enabling, but they almost have an animal cunning about them that helps them land on their feet. Take care of yourself. Thinking and planning for our difficult children' lives takes so much of our energy and focus. When you get to the place where you can let go and let your difficult child rise and fall on his own, you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner. [/QUOTE]
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