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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 117178" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p>Very true Beth...it's like you feel that time is running out and you suddenly start doing this thing called 'micromanaging' their every move as if the light bulb is going finally switch on! Haha....my parents didn't do that with me - they kind of let me free fall once I hit 17.</p><p></p><p>I have tried to be very concious of what and HOW I say things to difficult child these days. It's not my job to control her - I can still lead her and guide her, remind her, etc., but I can't control her. It is frustrating to see her go out without a coat on a 15F degree night after spending most of the day in bed followed by a DR appointment wherein antibiotics and an inhaler were prescribed and NOT SAY ANYTHING!! Do you know, my tongue is almost bleeding from biting it so long? When she came home near midnight and announced, "I'm not going anywhere or doing anything tomorrow because I feel like crud", again, it was hard not to say something, ANYthing!</p><p></p><p>After all, at 18, they are old enough to learn on their own - even if it hurts. That's a hard pill to swallow after years of telling them what to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 117178, member: 2211"] Very true Beth...it's like you feel that time is running out and you suddenly start doing this thing called 'micromanaging' their every move as if the light bulb is going finally switch on! Haha....my parents didn't do that with me - they kind of let me free fall once I hit 17. I have tried to be very concious of what and HOW I say things to difficult child these days. It's not my job to control her - I can still lead her and guide her, remind her, etc., but I can't control her. It is frustrating to see her go out without a coat on a 15F degree night after spending most of the day in bed followed by a DR appointment wherein antibiotics and an inhaler were prescribed and NOT SAY ANYTHING!! Do you know, my tongue is almost bleeding from biting it so long? When she came home near midnight and announced, "I'm not going anywhere or doing anything tomorrow because I feel like crud", again, it was hard not to say something, ANYthing! After all, at 18, they are old enough to learn on their own - even if it hurts. That's a hard pill to swallow after years of telling them what to do. [/QUOTE]
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