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Update on difficult child who recently moved out. Could it be?
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<blockquote data-quote="helpangel" data-source="post: 620430" data-attributes="member: 7170"><p>It's kind of one of those "till you walk in those shoes" deals to fully understand where many of these parents are coming from. I was a difficult child and am the parent of 3 difficult child's; when my parents kicked me out @ 17yo my version of your campground was working & traveling with a carnival. </p><p></p><p>I know what it is like to be 800 miles from parents and not have 2 nickles to rub together; I've made soup from hot water, ketchup, salt, pepper & creamer at a bus station. The point is with these kids if they were meant to survive they do, the ones that don't survive probably wouldn't have even if we the parents allowed them to destroy us financially & emotionally enabling their failure to thrive.</p><p></p><p>My friend & I know her daughter killed her husband, coronary during one of her rages. Another friend lost his grandfather after his brother emptied his bank account, charged $20,000 and totaled his car. At some point it isn't "can't live with kicking them out" and becomes "I (and the family) can't survive if they stay"</p><p></p><p>Pray you never have to walk in these shoes, my parents saved my life by forcing me to grow up.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="helpangel, post: 620430, member: 7170"] It's kind of one of those "till you walk in those shoes" deals to fully understand where many of these parents are coming from. I was a difficult child and am the parent of 3 difficult child's; when my parents kicked me out @ 17yo my version of your campground was working & traveling with a carnival. I know what it is like to be 800 miles from parents and not have 2 nickles to rub together; I've made soup from hot water, ketchup, salt, pepper & creamer at a bus station. The point is with these kids if they were meant to survive they do, the ones that don't survive probably wouldn't have even if we the parents allowed them to destroy us financially & emotionally enabling their failure to thrive. My friend & I know her daughter killed her husband, coronary during one of her rages. Another friend lost his grandfather after his brother emptied his bank account, charged $20,000 and totaled his car. At some point it isn't "can't live with kicking them out" and becomes "I (and the family) can't survive if they stay" Pray you never have to walk in these shoes, my parents saved my life by forcing me to grow up. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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