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He's on his way home---some questions
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<blockquote data-quote="CAmom" data-source="post: 64200" data-attributes="member: 1835"><p>MW, I know I've got to stop feeling that we need to provide for him other than the basics. This is VERY much stressed in his group home, and he's finally beginning to feel a sense of pride in earning his own money. I certainly don't want to take that away from him, and he WILL be expected to work for what he gets from now on. I must say that that sense of entitlement that he undoubtedly had has not completely but at least somewhat disappeared.</p><p></p><p>I totally agree that, despite the fact that he's going to be 18, his maturity level is nowhere near that number. I know quite well that we have at least a couple of years of "raising" to do, and he's not going to much like it. </p><p></p><p>I also agree that too much $$ and not much to do, responsibility-wise, is a recipe for disaster, and he's going to need to be very busy. </p><p></p><p>I think a large part of his problems in the past is that we haven't had high enough expectations of him and have babied him too much. I certainly don't want to continue doing so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CAmom, post: 64200, member: 1835"] MW, I know I've got to stop feeling that we need to provide for him other than the basics. This is VERY much stressed in his group home, and he's finally beginning to feel a sense of pride in earning his own money. I certainly don't want to take that away from him, and he WILL be expected to work for what he gets from now on. I must say that that sense of entitlement that he undoubtedly had has not completely but at least somewhat disappeared. I totally agree that, despite the fact that he's going to be 18, his maturity level is nowhere near that number. I know quite well that we have at least a couple of years of "raising" to do, and he's not going to much like it. I also agree that too much $$ and not much to do, responsibility-wise, is a recipe for disaster, and he's going to need to be very busy. I think a large part of his problems in the past is that we haven't had high enough expectations of him and have babied him too much. I certainly don't want to continue doing so. [/QUOTE]
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