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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 424782" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">When my difficult child turned 18, she was kicked out of our house and living at her dad's - very isolating. When H and I arrived to go out to dinner with exh, difficult child and her aunt and uncle, we gave her a watch and that was it. She appealed to us, in her own way, to discuss her moving back home (which, incidentally, we live out of state from her dad's and about 150 miles away) and I gave her a peck on the cheek and said, "Happy Birthday Bean - I hope all your b'day wishes have come true". I couldnt' help but be sarcastic - she was such a pita meanie at the time. I felt more guilt for not missing her, honestly. It is amazing to me that she didn't have std's or something else or pregnant she was so stupid.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Jena, she's 21 now and although she is not in school as I had hoped, she is better, she's learning responsibility and how to be respectful not only to us, but to herself, which in my opinion is more important. Yours will get there. In the meantime, continue doing what you're doing, detaching with love and patience. Continue to focus on your own health. At 18, she is old enough to know better between right and wrong. Some people just have to learn the hard way - but at their own expense. Big gentle hugs (don't want to hurt you).</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">ps: I vote that you get a report faxed over from the DR and wrap that up with the antibiotics and condoms for her birthday. She wants to be treated as an adult, then she has to begin behaving like one.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 424782, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]When my difficult child turned 18, she was kicked out of our house and living at her dad's - very isolating. When H and I arrived to go out to dinner with exh, difficult child and her aunt and uncle, we gave her a watch and that was it. She appealed to us, in her own way, to discuss her moving back home (which, incidentally, we live out of state from her dad's and about 150 miles away) and I gave her a peck on the cheek and said, "Happy Birthday Bean - I hope all your b'day wishes have come true". I couldnt' help but be sarcastic - she was such a pita meanie at the time. I felt more guilt for not missing her, honestly. It is amazing to me that she didn't have std's or something else or pregnant she was so stupid.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue] [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Jena, she's 21 now and although she is not in school as I had hoped, she is better, she's learning responsibility and how to be respectful not only to us, but to herself, which in my opinion is more important. Yours will get there. In the meantime, continue doing what you're doing, detaching with love and patience. Continue to focus on your own health. At 18, she is old enough to know better between right and wrong. Some people just have to learn the hard way - but at their own expense. Big gentle hugs (don't want to hurt you).[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue] [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]ps: I vote that you get a report faxed over from the DR and wrap that up with the antibiotics and condoms for her birthday. She wants to be treated as an adult, then she has to begin behaving like one.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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