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I'm new...I recently had to put my son out..trying to cope.
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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 611283"><p>GMStrength...I think it gets better. It seems counterintuitive to do the tough love thing with our children. But our difficult children seem to be clueless when it comes to being grateful, wanting to pull their own weight, being appropriate, being accountable and responsible, understanding logical consequences....etc. some young adults seem to get with the program rather easily with few errors...but others like our difficult children make every mistake in the book and repeatedly. It is in our best interest and THEiRS to insist on respect, to establish boundaries and to push them out of the nest. Sounds like you are making the right moves. Job well done...and NOT easy!It is EXTREMELY hard, but your son's only chance for improvement. Consider joining a group like Parents Anonymous and getting counseling for yourself as this is emotionally draining</p><p></p><p>Scott....I often think our difficult children do NOT see themselves as grown men or women...not one bit. They are forever little children, jealous of younger siblings, entitled and ungrateful. It is hard to even give them a wake up call by throwing them out onto the street. I disagree with you only a tiny bit...in that my difficult child has actually slept in the park once or twice. And it was shocking. But in our case, she has a mental illness diagnosis. My husband and I have a great relationship, but had to get some counseling to stay on the same page when it came to our difficult child. They are so DRAINInG!!!!! I totally agree, parents have to nix the entitlement attitudes of their difficult children. Serves NO good for anybody!!!! Wishing you and your wife well!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 611283"] GMStrength...I think it gets better. It seems counterintuitive to do the tough love thing with our children. But our difficult children seem to be clueless when it comes to being grateful, wanting to pull their own weight, being appropriate, being accountable and responsible, understanding logical consequences....etc. some young adults seem to get with the program rather easily with few errors...but others like our difficult children make every mistake in the book and repeatedly. It is in our best interest and THEiRS to insist on respect, to establish boundaries and to push them out of the nest. Sounds like you are making the right moves. Job well done...and NOT easy!It is EXTREMELY hard, but your son's only chance for improvement. Consider joining a group like Parents Anonymous and getting counseling for yourself as this is emotionally draining Scott....I often think our difficult children do NOT see themselves as grown men or women...not one bit. They are forever little children, jealous of younger siblings, entitled and ungrateful. It is hard to even give them a wake up call by throwing them out onto the street. I disagree with you only a tiny bit...in that my difficult child has actually slept in the park once or twice. And it was shocking. But in our case, she has a mental illness diagnosis. My husband and I have a great relationship, but had to get some counseling to stay on the same page when it came to our difficult child. They are so DRAINInG!!!!! I totally agree, parents have to nix the entitlement attitudes of their difficult children. Serves NO good for anybody!!!! Wishing you and your wife well! [/QUOTE]
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