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<blockquote data-quote="mstang67chic" data-source="post: 175769" data-attributes="member: 2459"><p>Personally, if it were me, I think I would find someplace close for your mom to live. I'm the only child for my mom and step-dad and the possibility is there that someday one or both may live with me. I both welcome that and dread it too. I know that someday I will miss being able to see my mom or take 5 calls from her in one day like I do now. But I also know that if we had to live together again (especially if not so good health is involved), we would get on each other's nerves. Even now that she's a 1/2 hour away, I don't tell her everything about difficult child. When we first got him she would try to tell me how to parent. She wasn't doing it to be interferring, just being a mom. But without seeing our lives 24/7, she really didn't have a clue. </p><p></p><p>Even without the difficult child factor though, it can be really disruptive. After my grandpa died and grandma got her place sold, she spent some time visiting family. She wound up moving in with my aunt and it was not a good thing. Their lifestyles are totally different and with grandma's health issues, she couldn't get out and around on her own. She's now with an uncle and looking into getting her own place. </p><p></p><p>For you situation, I would think long and hard about having her move in. How will she act towards your parenting style, will she depend on you for everything or will she do things on her own?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mstang67chic, post: 175769, member: 2459"] Personally, if it were me, I think I would find someplace close for your mom to live. I'm the only child for my mom and step-dad and the possibility is there that someday one or both may live with me. I both welcome that and dread it too. I know that someday I will miss being able to see my mom or take 5 calls from her in one day like I do now. But I also know that if we had to live together again (especially if not so good health is involved), we would get on each other's nerves. Even now that she's a 1/2 hour away, I don't tell her everything about difficult child. When we first got him she would try to tell me how to parent. She wasn't doing it to be interferring, just being a mom. But without seeing our lives 24/7, she really didn't have a clue. Even without the difficult child factor though, it can be really disruptive. After my grandpa died and grandma got her place sold, she spent some time visiting family. She wound up moving in with my aunt and it was not a good thing. Their lifestyles are totally different and with grandma's health issues, she couldn't get out and around on her own. She's now with an uncle and looking into getting her own place. For you situation, I would think long and hard about having her move in. How will she act towards your parenting style, will she depend on you for everything or will she do things on her own? [/QUOTE]
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