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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 174554" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>Stands - </p><p></p><p>Remember what Ann Landers always used to say. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: Black"><strong>"NO IS A COMPLETE SENTENCE."</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Black"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Black"><strong></strong>You don't owe your son an explanation about anything. He's a grown man dealing with his own choices. When he asks if he can come home, <em>if</em> the answer is no, just say "no". If he asks why, you don't have to say <em>anything</em>, but if you feel you must, you can tell him "Because that is what I decided."</span></p><p><span style="color: Black"></span></p><p><span style="color: Black">It's not about him. It's about you. He gets to choose how he lives his life, and you get to choose how you live yours. If you choose to not live in his drama, he doesn't come home. If you choose to live in his drama, you can do that too, but you don't get to complain or worry, because that is the life you are choosing.</span></p><p><span style="color: Black"></span></p><p><span style="color: Black">The other thing that I always add to Ann Landers advice is, </span></p><p><span style="color: Black"></span></p><p><span style="color: Black"><strong>"I'M A GROWN-UP and I CAN CHANGE MY MIND IF I WANT TO."</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Black"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Black"><strong></strong>If you want to buy into his lie and let him come home, you can always kick him back out again if you decide that you made a mistake.</span></p><p><span style="color: Black"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 174554, member: 99"] Stands - Remember what Ann Landers always used to say. [COLOR=Black][B]"NO IS A COMPLETE SENTENCE." [/B]You don't owe your son an explanation about anything. He's a grown man dealing with his own choices. When he asks if he can come home, [i]if[/i] the answer is no, just say "no". If he asks why, you don't have to say [i]anything[/i], but if you feel you must, you can tell him "Because that is what I decided." It's not about him. It's about you. He gets to choose how he lives his life, and you get to choose how you live yours. If you choose to not live in his drama, he doesn't come home. If you choose to live in his drama, you can do that too, but you don't get to complain or worry, because that is the life you are choosing. The other thing that I always add to Ann Landers advice is, [B]"I'M A GROWN-UP and I CAN CHANGE MY MIND IF I WANT TO." [/B]If you want to buy into his lie and let him come home, you can always kick him back out again if you decide that you made a mistake. [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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