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First Time Posting: Kicked son out and I just don't think I can handle this!
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<blockquote data-quote="elizabrary" data-source="post: 470577" data-attributes="member: 11235"><p>Everybody needs to vent sometimes, especially with adult kids like we have. Your story sounds all too familiar. I have had all kinds of issues with-my daughter. Don't know if you know what "detachment" is, but we talk about it all the time on here. You can search the threads and find out about it. Basically it's letting an adult person make their own decisions (good or bad) and do the things they should be doing for themselves. In a nutshell it's minding your own business and focusing on yourself, rather than your difficult child (difficult adult child). It's easier said than done and I have good days and bad days with it, but I am much better now than I used to be. It takes lots of practice and focus. When I start that downhill slide into worrying about my daughter I stay BUSY! Work, read, puzzles, walk my dogs, jump on here, watch a movie, have a drink with-a friend. I leave myself no downtime and then I am so exhausted by bedtime that I fall right to sleep without worrying about her obsessively. It's a process, that's for sure. Good luck and welcome! You've found a great place!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elizabrary, post: 470577, member: 11235"] Everybody needs to vent sometimes, especially with adult kids like we have. Your story sounds all too familiar. I have had all kinds of issues with-my daughter. Don't know if you know what "detachment" is, but we talk about it all the time on here. You can search the threads and find out about it. Basically it's letting an adult person make their own decisions (good or bad) and do the things they should be doing for themselves. In a nutshell it's minding your own business and focusing on yourself, rather than your difficult child (difficult adult child). It's easier said than done and I have good days and bad days with it, but I am much better now than I used to be. It takes lots of practice and focus. When I start that downhill slide into worrying about my daughter I stay BUSY! Work, read, puzzles, walk my dogs, jump on here, watch a movie, have a drink with-a friend. I leave myself no downtime and then I am so exhausted by bedtime that I fall right to sleep without worrying about her obsessively. It's a process, that's for sure. Good luck and welcome! You've found a great place! [/QUOTE]
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