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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 175309" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>I think that is a very good point, Witz. Perhaps in attempting to help Stands we are in some way behaving in our own, codependent way. I do know that the feeling I get when she doesn't "get it" is similar to what I sometimes feel with my own kids. </p><p></p><p>That being said, tough love is an excellent subject overall. I've had years of practice, and it comes a bit easier now (I can't believe I even can type that), but it's still hard sometimes. I was having a conversation with a date just last night about the subject.. discussing pushing kids out of the nest and not enabling them.. I could tell by the look on his face (and the fact that he has a 30 year old son that just moved back in with him) .. that he didn't get it. Of course, pushing a difficult child out of the next and pushing a easy child out (or not) are completely different things. "Normal" parents really don't get it, do they?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 175309, member: 1157"] I think that is a very good point, Witz. Perhaps in attempting to help Stands we are in some way behaving in our own, codependent way. I do know that the feeling I get when she doesn't "get it" is similar to what I sometimes feel with my own kids. That being said, tough love is an excellent subject overall. I've had years of practice, and it comes a bit easier now (I can't believe I even can type that), but it's still hard sometimes. I was having a conversation with a date just last night about the subject.. discussing pushing kids out of the nest and not enabling them.. I could tell by the look on his face (and the fact that he has a 30 year old son that just moved back in with him) .. that he didn't get it. Of course, pushing a difficult child out of the next and pushing a easy child out (or not) are completely different things. "Normal" parents really don't get it, do they? [/QUOTE]
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