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What if "IT" never gets better? Or, it gets worse?
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 565235" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Wish I could remember the context, but once upon a time - probably in the staff kitchen on some jobsite... someone said:</p><p></p><p>How your kids behave when they are with others is a better assessment of where they are going than how they are with you. Note: this is not about how they are <em>perceived</em>, but about the person they present.</p><p></p><p>Now - this was said about typical teen kids. Not "our" kids. But... I've noticed that even difficult child provides more clues as to where he is going by his "public person" far sooner than what shows in his "home person".</p><p></p><p>If he is being nice go Grandma... eventually, he will be nice to you.</p><p>There's glimmers in there.</p><p>There IS hope. Really.</p><p></p><p>It just takes <em>way too long for them to grow up and get their feet under them</em>.</p><p></p><p>I've had to accept that I won't be free of MY kids until I'm about ready to retire. Not what I planned, but...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 565235, member: 11791"] Wish I could remember the context, but once upon a time - probably in the staff kitchen on some jobsite... someone said: How your kids behave when they are with others is a better assessment of where they are going than how they are with you. Note: this is not about how they are [I]perceived[/I], but about the person they present. Now - this was said about typical teen kids. Not "our" kids. But... I've noticed that even difficult child provides more clues as to where he is going by his "public person" far sooner than what shows in his "home person". If he is being nice go Grandma... eventually, he will be nice to you. There's glimmers in there. There IS hope. Really. It just takes [I]way too long for them to grow up and get their feet under them[/I]. I've had to accept that I won't be free of MY kids until I'm about ready to retire. Not what I planned, but... [/QUOTE]
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