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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 704864" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>Jodie, my heart goes out to you, I can feel your earnestness and deep love for your kids in all of your posts. You're doing very well with all of it, for me, the truth is that unlike other areas of life where we do well, this one doesn't feel very good. Before any real change happens we usually go through the agonies of the damned as we start to let go and accept what is, it's not for the faint of heart! There is no guidebook which maps out how to parent our difficult kids...... we all have to go through this process and make very hard choices about how we're going to deal with our adult kids. You've made some big strides in detaching from both of your kids........and it still feels bad. I understand.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I relate to your comment Jodie, it's a huge life change at our age to stop enabling our kids and begin focusing on ourselves.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think that's the best thing you can tell your kids......you love them and you trust that they will work it out. The rest is up to them.</p><p></p><p>I hope you have a peaceful holiday season too......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 704864, member: 13542"] Jodie, my heart goes out to you, I can feel your earnestness and deep love for your kids in all of your posts. You're doing very well with all of it, for me, the truth is that unlike other areas of life where we do well, this one doesn't feel very good. Before any real change happens we usually go through the agonies of the damned as we start to let go and accept what is, it's not for the faint of heart! There is no guidebook which maps out how to parent our difficult kids...... we all have to go through this process and make very hard choices about how we're going to deal with our adult kids. You've made some big strides in detaching from both of your kids........and it still feels bad. I understand. I relate to your comment Jodie, it's a huge life change at our age to stop enabling our kids and begin focusing on ourselves. I think that's the best thing you can tell your kids......you love them and you trust that they will work it out. The rest is up to them. I hope you have a peaceful holiday season too...... [/QUOTE]
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