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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 427655" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>I agree. I do try to focus on the positives in both my children, and do my best to tell them things like "I know you can do this, I have faith in you," etc. They both know that I love and support them ... when their choices warrant that support. When they choose to do things such as, spend all their money on drinking or tanning memberships, then are unable to pay their rent and want me to help them out, umm nope, no support from me, emotional or financial.</p><p></p><p>Allan, I'm sorry that we all seem to be "jumping" on you, but I'm not quite sure you understand your audience here in PE. You admitted yourself that your adult children are PCs. Ours are not, that's why we're here. I'd really be curious to hear your thoughts on how, or even if, CPS could possibly be used in the situations that have been described here. Frankly, I can't see how it could with an untreated personality disorder or other mental illness, or drug/alcohol addiction. That is what many of us are dealing with here. If our children were willing to get treatment, and were active in their own recovery or treatment, it might be a different story. But for most of us, that's not the case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 427655, member: 1157"] I agree. I do try to focus on the positives in both my children, and do my best to tell them things like "I know you can do this, I have faith in you," etc. They both know that I love and support them ... when their choices warrant that support. When they choose to do things such as, spend all their money on drinking or tanning memberships, then are unable to pay their rent and want me to help them out, umm nope, no support from me, emotional or financial. Allan, I'm sorry that we all seem to be "jumping" on you, but I'm not quite sure you understand your audience here in PE. You admitted yourself that your adult children are PCs. Ours are not, that's why we're here. I'd really be curious to hear your thoughts on how, or even if, CPS could possibly be used in the situations that have been described here. Frankly, I can't see how it could with an untreated personality disorder or other mental illness, or drug/alcohol addiction. That is what many of us are dealing with here. If our children were willing to get treatment, and were active in their own recovery or treatment, it might be a different story. But for most of us, that's not the case. [/QUOTE]
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