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<blockquote data-quote="Jabberwockey" data-source="post: 666403" data-attributes="member: 18238"><p>As parents, this is inevitable. The best thing to do is to remember that your son is almost a grown man. By law he will be come January. Remember that its his life to live, not yours. He WILL make mistakes, its part of life. I remember my dad telling me one day that he wished that I would learn more from his mistakes. I told him that I have, but the only way to truly understand is to make the mistakes myself. Bear in mind with this that I was pretty much the anti-Difficult Child but it doesn't change the fact that most of us have to learn from our own mistakes.</p><p></p><p>Right now you need to prepare for the distinct possibility that your son will simply walk away when he turns 18. The best way to do that is to start practicing detachment. Please read the article on detachment near the beginning of this forum. It has wonderful and effective advice for you. It wont be easy but remember, nothing worth having ever is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jabberwockey, post: 666403, member: 18238"] As parents, this is inevitable. The best thing to do is to remember that your son is almost a grown man. By law he will be come January. Remember that its his life to live, not yours. He WILL make mistakes, its part of life. I remember my dad telling me one day that he wished that I would learn more from his mistakes. I told him that I have, but the only way to truly understand is to make the mistakes myself. Bear in mind with this that I was pretty much the anti-Difficult Child but it doesn't change the fact that most of us have to learn from our own mistakes. Right now you need to prepare for the distinct possibility that your son will simply walk away when he turns 18. The best way to do that is to start practicing detachment. Please read the article on detachment near the beginning of this forum. It has wonderful and effective advice for you. It wont be easy but remember, nothing worth having ever is. [/QUOTE]
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