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Should I get 18 year old out of jail?
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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 765166" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>I left home when I was 17. There were many times I had to find a home when I did not have one. I couch-surfed various times. Once, or twice I stayed with relatives. Once I stayed in a motel. I never, ever thought I was "homeless." I just found a place to live. And I always worked.</p><p></p><p>You are a good mom.</p><p></p><p>I think it's because we are biologically, socially and culturally programmed to take responsibility for our children. And it takes effort to overcome this default setting. You've heard of the "empty nest" syndrome, referring to mothers who become depressed when their children leave home. They feel worthless, or as if their lives don't have meaning, or without a role, besides motherhood. </p><p></p><p>Those of us who feel guilty for having lives manifest another variation of moving beyond this default. Even when the kids are adults.</p><p></p><p>The thing to do is to realize that this is a fake "thing" and let it go. It's false. Why hold onto it?</p><p></p><p>The bottom line, it's not good for anybody. Certainly not for our adult children. Certainly not for us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 765166, member: 18958"] I left home when I was 17. There were many times I had to find a home when I did not have one. I couch-surfed various times. Once, or twice I stayed with relatives. Once I stayed in a motel. I never, ever thought I was "homeless." I just found a place to live. And I always worked. You are a good mom. I think it's because we are biologically, socially and culturally programmed to take responsibility for our children. And it takes effort to overcome this default setting. You've heard of the "empty nest" syndrome, referring to mothers who become depressed when their children leave home. They feel worthless, or as if their lives don't have meaning, or without a role, besides motherhood. Those of us who feel guilty for having lives manifest another variation of moving beyond this default. Even when the kids are adults. The thing to do is to realize that this is a fake "thing" and let it go. It's false. Why hold onto it? The bottom line, it's not good for anybody. Certainly not for our adult children. Certainly not for us. [/QUOTE]
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