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The hope I hung onto while my son was in treatment, has vanished....
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<blockquote data-quote="AppleCori" data-source="post: 667283" data-attributes="member: 16024"><p>On the question of 'what did they do 100 years ago'.</p><p></p><p>I read Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder a couple of years ago to my youngest. It is the story of Laura's husband Almanzo and his family when he was growing up (if anyone doesn't know).</p><p></p><p>One part stayed with me and I have pondered it.</p><p></p><p>When Almanzo is around 10yo, a man compliments him to his father. His father responds by saying something to the effect of 'many a good beginning leads to a bad end'.</p><p></p><p>He was saying that many kids who start out well don't always end up well. If I got anything out of that, it seems that they knew back then, that as hard as a parent tries, it is up to the young adult to decide for himself how to lead his life and we only have so much influence.</p><p></p><p>Maybe we just don't get that message now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AppleCori, post: 667283, member: 16024"] On the question of 'what did they do 100 years ago'. I read Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder a couple of years ago to my youngest. It is the story of Laura's husband Almanzo and his family when he was growing up (if anyone doesn't know). One part stayed with me and I have pondered it. When Almanzo is around 10yo, a man compliments him to his father. His father responds by saying something to the effect of 'many a good beginning leads to a bad end'. He was saying that many kids who start out well don't always end up well. If I got anything out of that, it seems that they knew back then, that as hard as a parent tries, it is up to the young adult to decide for himself how to lead his life and we only have so much influence. Maybe we just don't get that message now. [/QUOTE]
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