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<blockquote data-quote="Blindsided" data-source="post: 749127" data-attributes="member: 23811"><p>I am right there with you. Waiting for some advice. One thing I have learned is we only have control over our choices. I had to stop giving in to my daughters manipulation for money, because she was literally taking every penny I made and I refused to get into my retirement account. That escalated the behavior towards me. </p><p></p><p>You have given your son a choice. It's up to him if he takes it. </p><p></p><p>I didn't set boundaries and stick to them early on. Maybe if I had, my daughter would be better today. I don't know if the temptation to enable ever goes away for mothers, but if I have learned anything, it only hurts everyone involved. My therapist once said, every time you do for your daughter, you send a message that she is not capable of doing it. Hope that helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blindsided, post: 749127, member: 23811"] I am right there with you. Waiting for some advice. One thing I have learned is we only have control over our choices. I had to stop giving in to my daughters manipulation for money, because she was literally taking every penny I made and I refused to get into my retirement account. That escalated the behavior towards me. You have given your son a choice. It's up to him if he takes it. I didn't set boundaries and stick to them early on. Maybe if I had, my daughter would be better today. I don't know if the temptation to enable ever goes away for mothers, but if I have learned anything, it only hurts everyone involved. My therapist once said, every time you do for your daughter, you send a message that she is not capable of doing it. Hope that helps. [/QUOTE]
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