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<blockquote data-quote="rebelson" data-source="post: 695794" data-attributes="member: 19966"><p>Karisma-</p><p>Regarding him pulling away from you, try to not take this personally as this might be a good thing and exactly what he needs to do. I was told that many addicts in their 20s still haven't detached from their mother. </p><p></p><p>Until this is successfully accomplished by them, they can and will remain stuck at their current & stunted emotional level. This is usually many, many years behind. </p><p></p><p>For instance, in my opinion, the current age of emotional maturity for my almost 24yo son, is maybe 16-17.</p><p></p><p>He even recently, made a joke & was giggling, that he has "mommy issues". This was not and is not funny to me.</p><p></p><p>I want him to be completely free of mommy issues for his own future happiness. If for him to accomplish this means that I don't hear from him for months, even longer, but it helps him to move forward in sobriety, I would take that in a nano second...as someone said.</p><p></p><p>All I want is for him to be "happy", whatever that word means for him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rebelson, post: 695794, member: 19966"] Karisma- Regarding him pulling away from you, try to not take this personally as this might be a good thing and exactly what he needs to do. I was told that many addicts in their 20s still haven't detached from their mother. Until this is successfully accomplished by them, they can and will remain stuck at their current & stunted emotional level. This is usually many, many years behind. For instance, in my opinion, the current age of emotional maturity for my almost 24yo son, is maybe 16-17. He even recently, made a joke & was giggling, that he has "mommy issues". This was not and is not funny to me. I want him to be completely free of mommy issues for his own future happiness. If for him to accomplish this means that I don't hear from him for months, even longer, but it helps him to move forward in sobriety, I would take that in a nano second...as someone said. All I want is for him to be "happy", whatever that word means for him. [/QUOTE]
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