Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Fortune Teller...
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="jbrain" data-source="post: 87428" data-attributes="member: 3450"><p>Well, I guess a lot depends on your perspective of success. When my difficult child was a young girl I had hopes of her finishing school, going on to college, etc. When we were going through the worst of times with her I just hoped she'd survive her life of drugging and drinking and staying on the streets (age 17).</p><p></p><p>Now she is 19 and works as an exotic dancer. She got her GED just before turning 18. She lives with her boyfriend who is 26 and not exactly reliable but seems to care for her. She does not ask us to help support her, is very proud that she can support herself. She is respectful towards us and I enjoy her company when I see her.</p><p></p><p>I would not have envisioned this as success when she was young but I do now. I am proud of her in that she picked herself up when we removed the safety net and proved to herself that she can take care of herself.</p><p></p><p>You don't know where that cashier started from--if she sees herself as doing fine maybe she in fact is!</p><p></p><p>Jane</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jbrain, post: 87428, member: 3450"] Well, I guess a lot depends on your perspective of success. When my difficult child was a young girl I had hopes of her finishing school, going on to college, etc. When we were going through the worst of times with her I just hoped she'd survive her life of drugging and drinking and staying on the streets (age 17). Now she is 19 and works as an exotic dancer. She got her GED just before turning 18. She lives with her boyfriend who is 26 and not exactly reliable but seems to care for her. She does not ask us to help support her, is very proud that she can support herself. She is respectful towards us and I enjoy her company when I see her. I would not have envisioned this as success when she was young but I do now. I am proud of her in that she picked herself up when we removed the safety net and proved to herself that she can take care of herself. You don't know where that cashier started from--if she sees herself as doing fine maybe she in fact is! Jane [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Fortune Teller...
Top