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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 277636" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Pooky - I think you're asking the exact same questions I asked 8-10 years ago. I am a control freak and wanted to know what I needed to prepare for, and how to best prepare difficult child. It just cannot be predicted. So many variables, so *much* growing and maturing in your son's future. </p><p> </p><p>My difficult child is 18 and I still worry about him flipping out at the local 7-11 because they don't have his brand of gum, LOL. I don't know, maybe that's more my problem now than his - the worry anyway.</p><p> </p><p>There are no guarantees that any of our kids, easy child or difficult child, are going to be an asset to society. I think most parents don't even think about that "what if", and lucky them. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p> </p><p>"But will he find a job to suit him? Will he be able to remember to pay rent on time? Will he have a girlfriend willing to put up with "his ways"?" I think these are normal concerns that *every* parent worries about. </p><p> </p><p>It's definitely OODAT. Focus on the issues today. Watch him, let him show you as he does mature (and he will) what he is capable of doing and where he may need support. No one has a crystal ball - you gotta trust me on that one, I've been searching for it for 2 decades now. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 277636, member: 8"] Pooky - I think you're asking the exact same questions I asked 8-10 years ago. I am a control freak and wanted to know what I needed to prepare for, and how to best prepare difficult child. It just cannot be predicted. So many variables, so *much* growing and maturing in your son's future. My difficult child is 18 and I still worry about him flipping out at the local 7-11 because they don't have his brand of gum, LOL. I don't know, maybe that's more my problem now than his - the worry anyway. There are no guarantees that any of our kids, easy child or difficult child, are going to be an asset to society. I think most parents don't even think about that "what if", and lucky them. ;) "But will he find a job to suit him? Will he be able to remember to pay rent on time? Will he have a girlfriend willing to put up with "his ways"?" I think these are normal concerns that *every* parent worries about. It's definitely OODAT. Focus on the issues today. Watch him, let him show you as he does mature (and he will) what he is capable of doing and where he may need support. No one has a crystal ball - you gotta trust me on that one, I've been searching for it for 2 decades now. :) [/QUOTE]
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