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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 82884" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p>It's strange because even with my daughters...I always thought that easy child would stick close to home, where ever we were, and that difficult child would move away, as far as she could get. And now I'm finding that's quite the opposite. </p><p></p><p>easy child can't wait to travel the world and said all she wants for her birthday and christmas this year is a luggage set for when she graduates college and travels around doing chef gigs! Haha. </p><p></p><p>And difficult child asked if we could build her an apt in the basement so she can live with us for at least 10 years. Ooookay.</p><p></p><p>My nephew (sister's son) is very close to me - he talks to me all the time. He also talks with his dad all the time. And he talks with me about really important stuff, he values my opinion. He has some issues with his mother and I can respect that, don't say a word against her in front of him at all...but I think maybe it's an age thing. He's 25, slightly immature. My sister tends to put him on edge, on the defense by asking important or thought provoking questions, which I think makes him uncomfortable. Instead of just letting him vent or ramble, she tries to coax him to her way of thinking or sway him somehow; she's very debate-like and he hates that. Not sure if that could be another factor at play between mothers and sons (or if this situation is solely between my sister and nephew). But I was thinking that women have the ability to speak more openly and intimately than young men do or feel comfortable with. Could that be a part of this?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 82884, member: 2211"] It's strange because even with my daughters...I always thought that easy child would stick close to home, where ever we were, and that difficult child would move away, as far as she could get. And now I'm finding that's quite the opposite. easy child can't wait to travel the world and said all she wants for her birthday and christmas this year is a luggage set for when she graduates college and travels around doing chef gigs! Haha. And difficult child asked if we could build her an apt in the basement so she can live with us for at least 10 years. Ooookay. My nephew (sister's son) is very close to me - he talks to me all the time. He also talks with his dad all the time. And he talks with me about really important stuff, he values my opinion. He has some issues with his mother and I can respect that, don't say a word against her in front of him at all...but I think maybe it's an age thing. He's 25, slightly immature. My sister tends to put him on edge, on the defense by asking important or thought provoking questions, which I think makes him uncomfortable. Instead of just letting him vent or ramble, she tries to coax him to her way of thinking or sway him somehow; she's very debate-like and he hates that. Not sure if that could be another factor at play between mothers and sons (or if this situation is solely between my sister and nephew). But I was thinking that women have the ability to speak more openly and intimately than young men do or feel comfortable with. Could that be a part of this? [/QUOTE]
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