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Son 40 this year and I've just got the courage to change
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<blockquote data-quote="Waitingforamiracle" data-source="post: 759987" data-attributes="member: 25449"><p><strong>Miss Lulu :</strong><em>"I think all of us grapple with the "where did I go wrong?" question. I have agonised over this and yes, I'm sure I made some mistakes, but overall my son has led a very privileged existence. He has always had two loving parents, a good education, an extended family who love him, secure and comfortable housing, and access to good medical care - which is far more than a lot of other children have. On top of all of this, he was fortunate enough to have a range of enriching experiences, including vacations, access to sporting, musical and leisure activities, birthday parties etc etc etc. We coached his soccer team, went to all his plays and concerts, liaised with his teachers on a regular basis, provided tutors when he needed them, gave him boundaries, limited his screen time, and made sure we knew his friends and where he was. We ate together at the dinner table as a family every night. In short we tried our very best, as I think most parents do."</em></p><p></p><p>So true, same here! This makes me feel a little better - I think we could have done a little better with the boundaries though!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Waitingforamiracle, post: 759987, member: 25449"] [B]Miss Lulu :[/B][I]"I think all of us grapple with the "where did I go wrong?" question. I have agonised over this and yes, I'm sure I made some mistakes, but overall my son has led a very privileged existence. He has always had two loving parents, a good education, an extended family who love him, secure and comfortable housing, and access to good medical care - which is far more than a lot of other children have. On top of all of this, he was fortunate enough to have a range of enriching experiences, including vacations, access to sporting, musical and leisure activities, birthday parties etc etc etc. We coached his soccer team, went to all his plays and concerts, liaised with his teachers on a regular basis, provided tutors when he needed them, gave him boundaries, limited his screen time, and made sure we knew his friends and where he was. We ate together at the dinner table as a family every night. In short we tried our very best, as I think most parents do."[/I] So true, same here! This makes me feel a little better - I think we could have done a little better with the boundaries though! [/QUOTE]
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