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CAmom.........wondering about you, too.
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<blockquote data-quote="CAmom" data-source="post: 9235" data-attributes="member: 1835"><p>Karen...sigh... I've thought the same thing many, many times. </p><p></p><p>My only real regret, in terms of "would'a, should'a, could'a" is that we (mostly I...) didn't allow our son to learn that there were consequences associated with his behavior and actions rather than trying to protect him from feeling "sad" or "damaging his self esteem" by trying to fix things to make his path through life smoother. </p><p></p><p>I see now how selfish this was of me because who I was really protecting was myself because I couldn't bear to see him sad. The result is that he never really learned to take responsibility for his own behavior and actions and that he would be held accountable. </p><p></p><p>I only HOPE it isn't too late and that wiser people than I are successful in making sure that he learns this in the next six months or so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CAmom, post: 9235, member: 1835"] Karen...sigh... I've thought the same thing many, many times. My only real regret, in terms of "would'a, should'a, could'a" is that we (mostly I...) didn't allow our son to learn that there were consequences associated with his behavior and actions rather than trying to protect him from feeling "sad" or "damaging his self esteem" by trying to fix things to make his path through life smoother. I see now how selfish this was of me because who I was really protecting was myself because I couldn't bear to see him sad. The result is that he never really learned to take responsibility for his own behavior and actions and that he would be held accountable. I only HOPE it isn't too late and that wiser people than I are successful in making sure that he learns this in the next six months or so. [/QUOTE]
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