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my sister's 17 year old daughter - runaway
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<blockquote data-quote="virginiabreeze" data-source="post: 473264" data-attributes="member: 13069"><p>I'm stumped - but that is not unusual for me, lol.</p><p></p><p>I'm a Mom to an 18 year old son. And I have known for a long time, that I have no physical power over him - he's been bigger than me for years! Luckily for me, we have been able to 'reason' through our rough patches - and he has never been a rebellious child. That's why I really feel like I have nothing to offer my sister, in terms of parental advice, our experiences raising children are so different.</p><p></p><p>One thing I am trying to tap into is what it feels like to be a 17 year old girl who hates her Mother - that I can relate too, because I was once that girl. I wasted years of my life being hateful and resentful towards my own Mother - for no good reason. And from that little girl wounded point of view, there was absolutely NOTHING my Mother could have done to change it. It was something I finally (thank God) grew out of somehow. It really wasn't until I got busy dealing with the problems in my own life - relationships, career, kids, bills, etc, that I realized I just didn't have the 'luxury' of dwelling on my 'Mother' issues any more. But, none of this is a help to my sister <u>now</u>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="virginiabreeze, post: 473264, member: 13069"] I'm stumped - but that is not unusual for me, lol. I'm a Mom to an 18 year old son. And I have known for a long time, that I have no physical power over him - he's been bigger than me for years! Luckily for me, we have been able to 'reason' through our rough patches - and he has never been a rebellious child. That's why I really feel like I have nothing to offer my sister, in terms of parental advice, our experiences raising children are so different. One thing I am trying to tap into is what it feels like to be a 17 year old girl who hates her Mother - that I can relate too, because I was once that girl. I wasted years of my life being hateful and resentful towards my own Mother - for no good reason. And from that little girl wounded point of view, there was absolutely NOTHING my Mother could have done to change it. It was something I finally (thank God) grew out of somehow. It really wasn't until I got busy dealing with the problems in my own life - relationships, career, kids, bills, etc, that I realized I just didn't have the 'luxury' of dwelling on my 'Mother' issues any more. But, none of this is a help to my sister [U]now[/U]. [/QUOTE]
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