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Don't know if I'm just being ornery.....
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 339623" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I hear you on feeling like you're tied to your child's side constantly. I get this feeling with difficult child 3. I've begun leaving him alone a lot more, but I know he's not fully "on the ball" at such times. I can telephone and check in, but often I will get home to find he hasn't done his work that he was left with, or even fed himself. At least I can trust him to stay home and not go sneaking about. I can also be fairly sure he won't panic. So I think I'm ahead of you there, Linda.</p><p></p><p>We get people saying, "Come and visit us," or "why don't you go on a holiday, just you and husband?" and I know they just don't get it. easy child has been nagging us to let difficult child 3 travel on his own from our place to hers, technically interstate. But I don't think he's quite ready yet.</p><p></p><p>People say, "But he's 16 now."</p><p>It just doesn't matter what the calendar says. It was the same with difficult child 1. They do get there in the end. But it does take a lot longer.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 339623, member: 1991"] I hear you on feeling like you're tied to your child's side constantly. I get this feeling with difficult child 3. I've begun leaving him alone a lot more, but I know he's not fully "on the ball" at such times. I can telephone and check in, but often I will get home to find he hasn't done his work that he was left with, or even fed himself. At least I can trust him to stay home and not go sneaking about. I can also be fairly sure he won't panic. So I think I'm ahead of you there, Linda. We get people saying, "Come and visit us," or "why don't you go on a holiday, just you and husband?" and I know they just don't get it. easy child has been nagging us to let difficult child 3 travel on his own from our place to hers, technically interstate. But I don't think he's quite ready yet. People say, "But he's 16 now." It just doesn't matter what the calendar says. It was the same with difficult child 1. They do get there in the end. But it does take a lot longer. Marg [/QUOTE]
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