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<blockquote data-quote="Big Bad Kitty" data-source="post: 38766" data-attributes="member: 3647"><p>Busy,</p><p></p><p>My difficult child graduated by the hair of her chinny chin chin last June. She, too, could not wait to get away from mean old me, and go on to university life. </p><p></p><p>As if.</p><p></p><p>The hardest thing I had to do was let her suffer the natural consequences. And even I was unaware of to what degree she was causing her own problems (i.e., sneaking out all night, and then being too tired to pay attention in school the next day). The best she could do was attend the local community college, but she would have none of that, because that meant she would have to stay with me. So I watched in horror as she moved in with her pathetic unemployed boyfriend the day she turned 18. </p><p></p><p>Now she is 19, still supporting him, and has no further aspirations to go to school. It pains me so. But it is not under my roof anymore. That may sound uncaring, but what I mean to say is, I don't see it anymore. It is not in my face every day. She and I actually get along alright, as long as I do not drill her on her life ambitions. </p><p></p><p>I had to let go. It really sucked, but I had to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Bad Kitty, post: 38766, member: 3647"] Busy, My difficult child graduated by the hair of her chinny chin chin last June. She, too, could not wait to get away from mean old me, and go on to university life. As if. The hardest thing I had to do was let her suffer the natural consequences. And even I was unaware of to what degree she was causing her own problems (i.e., sneaking out all night, and then being too tired to pay attention in school the next day). The best she could do was attend the local community college, but she would have none of that, because that meant she would have to stay with me. So I watched in horror as she moved in with her pathetic unemployed boyfriend the day she turned 18. Now she is 19, still supporting him, and has no further aspirations to go to school. It pains me so. But it is not under my roof anymore. That may sound uncaring, but what I mean to say is, I don't see it anymore. It is not in my face every day. She and I actually get along alright, as long as I do not drill her on her life ambitions. I had to let go. It really sucked, but I had to. [/QUOTE]
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