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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 78924" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>I'm in total agreement with the others. Your son is not 3. If he were, I could understand you keeping him entertained. Or course, most 3 year olds are quite happy to find something to do. So is a 5 year old. At about 9 or 10, kids run to mom saying they are bored. Most moms happily recite a list of chores they could do. I get the feeling you stopped whatever you were doing and started playing games or whatever with your son.</p><p></p><p>To me, we have one job as parents and that is to help our children become adults. Mind you, I did not say happy adults. That is up to the child. I didn't even say productive or law-abiding adults. Again, that is up to the child. The best we can do is give them the tools that might make them happy, productive, law-abiding. Whether those tools are used to hit oneself alongside the head or to become a Bill Gates is up to the person. </p><p></p><p>I don't know if you've given your son those tools. If you haven't, you need to do so now. You truly don't have much longer. Enabling him is not going to help him. You truly need to start doing. Start forcing your son to get out and look for a job. Quit making excuses for him. Quit saying yes to us and just do it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 78924, member: 3626"] I'm in total agreement with the others. Your son is not 3. If he were, I could understand you keeping him entertained. Or course, most 3 year olds are quite happy to find something to do. So is a 5 year old. At about 9 or 10, kids run to mom saying they are bored. Most moms happily recite a list of chores they could do. I get the feeling you stopped whatever you were doing and started playing games or whatever with your son. To me, we have one job as parents and that is to help our children become adults. Mind you, I did not say happy adults. That is up to the child. I didn't even say productive or law-abiding adults. Again, that is up to the child. The best we can do is give them the tools that might make them happy, productive, law-abiding. Whether those tools are used to hit oneself alongside the head or to become a Bill Gates is up to the person. I don't know if you've given your son those tools. If you haven't, you need to do so now. You truly don't have much longer. Enabling him is not going to help him. You truly need to start doing. Start forcing your son to get out and look for a job. Quit making excuses for him. Quit saying yes to us and just do it! [/QUOTE]
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