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<blockquote data-quote="CAmom" data-source="post: 147931" data-attributes="member: 1835"><p>I just thought of something else that rang a bell. Irene also mentioned that, if our difficult child's were "normal," now that they've reached adulthood, we'd be happy to get back to focusing on ourselves and our other relationshps. </p><p></p><p>But, the fact is, at least with my son, he's NOT operating as an adult in many ways, despite the numbers. Here's an example, I know that he's perfectly capable, maturity-wise, of staying home by himself for a few days in terms of not burning the house down, taking care of the animals, etc. On the other hand, I know for a fact that, although he wouldn't plan a party, one would happen because he wouldn't be able to bring himself to turn his friends away when they came knocking. So here we are, ready to get away once in awhile, now that our son is an "adult," but we can't take the risk because we know that underaged drinking would inevitably happen while we were gone. </p><p></p><p>It seems as though, just as he seems to be stuck somewhere between childhood and adulthood, I'm bouncing back and forth between being "mommy," the manager and "mom," the consultant the books say we should be when our children reach this age.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CAmom, post: 147931, member: 1835"] I just thought of something else that rang a bell. Irene also mentioned that, if our difficult child's were "normal," now that they've reached adulthood, we'd be happy to get back to focusing on ourselves and our other relationshps. But, the fact is, at least with my son, he's NOT operating as an adult in many ways, despite the numbers. Here's an example, I know that he's perfectly capable, maturity-wise, of staying home by himself for a few days in terms of not burning the house down, taking care of the animals, etc. On the other hand, I know for a fact that, although he wouldn't plan a party, one would happen because he wouldn't be able to bring himself to turn his friends away when they came knocking. So here we are, ready to get away once in awhile, now that our son is an "adult," but we can't take the risk because we know that underaged drinking would inevitably happen while we were gone. It seems as though, just as he seems to be stuck somewhere between childhood and adulthood, I'm bouncing back and forth between being "mommy," the manager and "mom," the consultant the books say we should be when our children reach this age. [/QUOTE]
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