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Manipulative son threatens and hounds
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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 617560" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>I love the part about taking the nap far from the hill.</p><p></p><p>:O)</p><p></p><p>That we know the right thing ~ the right word, the right action, the right attitude ~ and cannot, or do not see how we can, follow through because it will hurt our children is why our situations are so hellish. It isn't that we don't know better, it isn't that we are so mindless or thoughtless or irresponsible that our poor, innocent little grown up babies are clueless. Parents like us really have been through some of the worst, most psychologically damaging things imaginable. The miracle of it is that we continue to function in the outside world as though our lives were as stable and rewarding as the lives of our peers whose children have claimed their independence and are successfully adjusting to adulthood.</p><p></p><p>Which is something our troubled adult kids may never manage to do. For us, a successful launch gets to be, not about the degree and the career, but about Social Services or disability benefits. </p><p></p><p>We need to give ourselves a little credit, here.</p><p></p><p>What we face and resolve (or lose) every day of our lives is impossible. </p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 617560, member: 17461"] I love the part about taking the nap far from the hill. :O) That we know the right thing ~ the right word, the right action, the right attitude ~ and cannot, or do not see how we can, follow through because it will hurt our children is why our situations are so hellish. It isn't that we don't know better, it isn't that we are so mindless or thoughtless or irresponsible that our poor, innocent little grown up babies are clueless. Parents like us really have been through some of the worst, most psychologically damaging things imaginable. The miracle of it is that we continue to function in the outside world as though our lives were as stable and rewarding as the lives of our peers whose children have claimed their independence and are successfully adjusting to adulthood. Which is something our troubled adult kids may never manage to do. For us, a successful launch gets to be, not about the degree and the career, but about Social Services or disability benefits. We need to give ourselves a little credit, here. What we face and resolve (or lose) every day of our lives is impossible. Cedar [/QUOTE]
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