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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 456871" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>I'm sorry Jumper is being impacted by another family's dysfunction. First love is so intense and seems to be even more so the younger you are when it happens. Let's hope that the beginning of the school year brings some relief from the intensity.</p><p></p><p>Many times I have goofed parenting teens so please know that I don't consider myself an expert based on some of the choices I made, lol. It's hard with easy child's as well as difficult child's. I'm throwing out ideas just in case you think it might be helpful. Perhaps Jumper can bridge the gap a bit from her feelings to plain life lessons. For example "little children have almost no choices they can make because they are immature, 'tweens and teens get to make more independent choices because they are learning how to be adults making all their decisions on their own." The adult each of us becomes is based on lessons learned and choices that we make...that is what makes each person different and some are happy & successful and some are not. "J is on the threshold of manhood. He is a wonderful person and we all hope that is future will be happy. But...J has to decide exactly what HE wants or needs to do. If it is anyone else's decision it will undermine his growing maturity. He needs to be able to look back and think to himself that he made a choice with-o influence."</p><p></p><p>by the way, I thoroughly believe that to be true. Now...on the other hand...personally I was wondering what would happen if J suggested to his parents that he move out. If they are "through with him", maybe they would just say go. (Doubt it but maybe.) If he doesn't have wheels does that mean he has to give up his job? Are they going to drive him to and from work and football practices and games? Interesting. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 456871, member: 35"] I'm sorry Jumper is being impacted by another family's dysfunction. First love is so intense and seems to be even more so the younger you are when it happens. Let's hope that the beginning of the school year brings some relief from the intensity. Many times I have goofed parenting teens so please know that I don't consider myself an expert based on some of the choices I made, lol. It's hard with easy child's as well as difficult child's. I'm throwing out ideas just in case you think it might be helpful. Perhaps Jumper can bridge the gap a bit from her feelings to plain life lessons. For example "little children have almost no choices they can make because they are immature, 'tweens and teens get to make more independent choices because they are learning how to be adults making all their decisions on their own." The adult each of us becomes is based on lessons learned and choices that we make...that is what makes each person different and some are happy & successful and some are not. "J is on the threshold of manhood. He is a wonderful person and we all hope that is future will be happy. But...J has to decide exactly what HE wants or needs to do. If it is anyone else's decision it will undermine his growing maturity. He needs to be able to look back and think to himself that he made a choice with-o influence." by the way, I thoroughly believe that to be true. Now...on the other hand...personally I was wondering what would happen if J suggested to his parents that he move out. If they are "through with him", maybe they would just say go. (Doubt it but maybe.) If he doesn't have wheels does that mean he has to give up his job? Are they going to drive him to and from work and football practices and games? Interesting. DDD [/QUOTE]
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