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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 677202" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Well - I'm sort of in the same boat. All my peers are grandparents, and I'm still raising my own kids. Same socialization issues.</p><p> </p><p>What saved me was my not-as-challenging kid. The stresses of a highly-challenged older sibling became too much, and she started to fall apart. At that point, I knew drastic changes were required. In order to change the playing field for HER, we decided to risk not having a retirement, and enabled her to pursue a dream she had held onto for over a decade. It's $-intensive, and time-intensive. She wasn't old enough to drive, so it meant I was there with her all the time. And presto! She started developing friends who also had that interest, and I got a pool of other adults who are supporting their kids in pursuing that interest.</p><p> </p><p>My challenge is... hubby doesn't understand that *I* need that adult interaction. And it's hard, because it is one of the factors that cuts into "our" time. But I was headed for a break-down right alongside daughter, and this way, he has both of us - so he accepts it.</p><p> </p><p>Makes it easier that the highly-challenged kid is a boy, and hubby is having to be the heavy-weight on that end of the equation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 677202, member: 11791"] Well - I'm sort of in the same boat. All my peers are grandparents, and I'm still raising my own kids. Same socialization issues. What saved me was my not-as-challenging kid. The stresses of a highly-challenged older sibling became too much, and she started to fall apart. At that point, I knew drastic changes were required. In order to change the playing field for HER, we decided to risk not having a retirement, and enabled her to pursue a dream she had held onto for over a decade. It's $-intensive, and time-intensive. She wasn't old enough to drive, so it meant I was there with her all the time. And presto! She started developing friends who also had that interest, and I got a pool of other adults who are supporting their kids in pursuing that interest. My challenge is... hubby doesn't understand that *I* need that adult interaction. And it's hard, because it is one of the factors that cuts into "our" time. But I was headed for a break-down right alongside daughter, and this way, he has both of us - so he accepts it. Makes it easier that the highly-challenged kid is a boy, and hubby is having to be the heavy-weight on that end of the equation. [/QUOTE]
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