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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 648905" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>Lil, this is a good thing. </p><p></p><p>Now he is getting it.</p><p></p><p>As Seeking suggests, this is where you need to remember what you are trying to teach your son and stick to your guns. He is starting to get it that life without mom and dad there to protect him from himself will be very unpleasant. This is where you let him take the small consequences ~ small compared to what the consequences may be if your son refuses to acknowledge his good fortune and commit to doing the work required to create a different life for himself than the one he is choosing, now.</p><p></p><p>Even the antibiotics incident can be a lesson. Time does fly. What seemed rebellion at twenty has become an almost inescapable lifestyle for this friend at thirty. </p><p></p><p>He has nothing. Not even independence. He is a beggar in a fortunate and generous society.</p><p></p><p>Whether your son listens or not, this time can be seen as a window of opportunity. If this turns out not to be a turning point, you will know you have done all you know to teach him why the path he is following now is not the best one for his future.</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 648905, member: 17461"] Lil, this is a good thing. Now he is getting it. As Seeking suggests, this is where you need to remember what you are trying to teach your son and stick to your guns. He is starting to get it that life without mom and dad there to protect him from himself will be very unpleasant. This is where you let him take the small consequences ~ small compared to what the consequences may be if your son refuses to acknowledge his good fortune and commit to doing the work required to create a different life for himself than the one he is choosing, now. Even the antibiotics incident can be a lesson. Time does fly. What seemed rebellion at twenty has become an almost inescapable lifestyle for this friend at thirty. He has nothing. Not even independence. He is a beggar in a fortunate and generous society. Whether your son listens or not, this time can be seen as a window of opportunity. If this turns out not to be a turning point, you will know you have done all you know to teach him why the path he is following now is not the best one for his future. Cedar [/QUOTE]
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