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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 13705" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>Sue, gradual release of control is a good thing. He will make choices, he will make mistakes. He may never turn into the personality that you hoped. He will turn into who he wants to be. You guide, you admonish, you hug, you let go. </p><p>He is getting to the point where pleasing his parents is second to finding himself(not that he made much effort to please his parents-at least not obviously)</p><p>He is your second teen but the first difficult child to grow up. Even easy child's <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/2012/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> up, it's just easier for them to learn from their mistakes than difficult child's. Especially the one's who just know they know everything. </p><p></p><p>I alternate between thinking I was too hard on difficult child to thinking I was too easy on difficult child. I think I tried to see what he needed at the time. It's the best I could do. </p><p>See what he needs and trust that he will learn as well as stumble. There is no fault or blame if he does. It's just part of the journey.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 13705, member: 3"] Sue, gradual release of control is a good thing. He will make choices, he will make mistakes. He may never turn into the personality that you hoped. He will turn into who he wants to be. You guide, you admonish, you hug, you let go. He is getting to the point where pleasing his parents is second to finding himself(not that he made much effort to please his parents-at least not obviously) He is your second teen but the first difficult child to grow up. Even easy child's :censored: up, it's just easier for them to learn from their mistakes than difficult child's. Especially the one's who just know they know everything. I alternate between thinking I was too hard on difficult child to thinking I was too easy on difficult child. I think I tried to see what he needed at the time. It's the best I could do. See what he needs and trust that he will learn as well as stumble. There is no fault or blame if he does. It's just part of the journey. [/QUOTE]
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