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<blockquote data-quote="aeroeng" data-source="post: 274749" data-attributes="member: 6557"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">No you are a good and caring mother who has children that are making their own poor choices. My old flying instructor once told me. You and only you are responsible for your own happiness. Not your parents, not your spouse, not your boss. Just you. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Your kids are the ones responsible for their own happiness. If they make bad choices it is their lives and they are responsible for the consequences. The requirements for being a good parent are to provide them opportunities, support and encouragement and training about what is right and wrong. But, you can't control their actions. You have taught them well, they know right from wrong, and you are providing negative consequences for the bad behavior. You are seeking help, and doing even more then what is reasonable for them. That is all you can do. You are a good mother given a challenging task. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">The best parents are careful with implementing punishments when not sure of quilt. My mother once told me that she found a bracelet, and showed it to her mom. Her mom said that she had stolen it and grounded her for two weeks. Mom is now 82 and still gets annoyed at the false accusation. So care needs to be made to make sure the innocent is not punished. Which is exactly what you did. You did very well. It is not your fault the kid can be sneaky.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">And vent all you want. That is what this site is for!</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aeroeng, post: 274749, member: 6557"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]No you are a good and caring mother who has children that are making their own poor choices. My old flying instructor once told me. You and only you are responsible for your own happiness. Not your parents, not your spouse, not your boss. Just you. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Your kids are the ones responsible for their own happiness. If they make bad choices it is their lives and they are responsible for the consequences. The requirements for being a good parent are to provide them opportunities, support and encouragement and training about what is right and wrong. But, you can't control their actions. You have taught them well, they know right from wrong, and you are providing negative consequences for the bad behavior. You are seeking help, and doing even more then what is reasonable for them. That is all you can do. You are a good mother given a challenging task. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]The best parents are careful with implementing punishments when not sure of quilt. My mother once told me that she found a bracelet, and showed it to her mom. Her mom said that she had stolen it and grounded her for two weeks. Mom is now 82 and still gets annoyed at the false accusation. So care needs to be made to make sure the innocent is not punished. Which is exactly what you did. You did very well. It is not your fault the kid can be sneaky.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]And vent all you want. That is what this site is for![/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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