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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 82729" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p>:smile:</p><p></p><p>With me!</p><p></p><p>I am so relieved. H is relieved. And difficult child practically screamed out in exultation!! I'm too young to be a grammy. lol.</p><p></p><p>As far as coming home, I'm not eager for that just yet. I miss her, yes. But I think H and I will enjoy this little while that we have to be alone. And difficult child absolutely will fall back into her routine without constant 'checking' and I don't want to resume that role in her life. I don't mind reminding her about her medications, but I don't want to be on 'watch' all the time. And we talked all about that. The difference will be a couple of things. The first is that she will be 18, she will have to have a job, she will have to pay us for her car insurance. I will have to let go a little, I will have to stop my urge to dogwatch her all the time. I will also be allowed to state up front what my expectations are if she lives in our home and expect nothing less. But I cannot micromanage her and I cannot treat her as if she were a kid. I'd love to see us gradually move to a place where we can all live as....adults? Not sure if that's the right word, but I know what I mean. Basically, we live as a family, but we all own up to our own responsibilities, etc. But again, I'm not in any rush to get her home. I bet she gets her period within a day or so now! The stress of not knowing about where she stands...I don't know, but I'm guessing that now that we've had our talks she may chill a little bit and start her period.</p><p></p><p>Man, I am tired - all that driving. It was nice to be on LI, visit the beach and pick out a few stones. Food is always good. I wouldn't want to live there, but it sure is nice to visit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 82729, member: 2211"] [img]:smile:[/img] With me! I am so relieved. H is relieved. And difficult child practically screamed out in exultation!! I'm too young to be a grammy. lol. As far as coming home, I'm not eager for that just yet. I miss her, yes. But I think H and I will enjoy this little while that we have to be alone. And difficult child absolutely will fall back into her routine without constant 'checking' and I don't want to resume that role in her life. I don't mind reminding her about her medications, but I don't want to be on 'watch' all the time. And we talked all about that. The difference will be a couple of things. The first is that she will be 18, she will have to have a job, she will have to pay us for her car insurance. I will have to let go a little, I will have to stop my urge to dogwatch her all the time. I will also be allowed to state up front what my expectations are if she lives in our home and expect nothing less. But I cannot micromanage her and I cannot treat her as if she were a kid. I'd love to see us gradually move to a place where we can all live as....adults? Not sure if that's the right word, but I know what I mean. Basically, we live as a family, but we all own up to our own responsibilities, etc. But again, I'm not in any rush to get her home. I bet she gets her period within a day or so now! The stress of not knowing about where she stands...I don't know, but I'm guessing that now that we've had our talks she may chill a little bit and start her period. Man, I am tired - all that driving. It was nice to be on LI, visit the beach and pick out a few stones. Food is always good. I wouldn't want to live there, but it sure is nice to visit. [/QUOTE]
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