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<blockquote data-quote="Albatross" data-source="post: 703529" data-attributes="member: 17720"><p>I hear where your wife is coming from, A dad, but I have to say I don't agree with it.</p><p></p><p>It is your son's life, and he is supporting himself with no assistance from you. You told him to get on his own feet, and he did. I would be thrilled with that.</p><p></p><p>Maybe he will aspire to do more one day, or maybe not. But I feel sure he likely won't ever develop that confidence if all he hears from his parents is how deficient he is.</p><p></p><p>I will be brutally honest here, but if I were in your son's shoes, I would not want my parents to visit either, if they were going to spend the day telling me I'm not measuring up.</p><p></p><p>I understand you are in a difficult place, but I think the problem lies not with your son, but with your wife's inability to accept your son's progress.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albatross, post: 703529, member: 17720"] I hear where your wife is coming from, A dad, but I have to say I don't agree with it. It is your son's life, and he is supporting himself with no assistance from you. You told him to get on his own feet, and he did. I would be thrilled with that. Maybe he will aspire to do more one day, or maybe not. But I feel sure he likely won't ever develop that confidence if all he hears from his parents is how deficient he is. I will be brutally honest here, but if I were in your son's shoes, I would not want my parents to visit either, if they were going to spend the day telling me I'm not measuring up. I understand you are in a difficult place, but I think the problem lies not with your son, but with your wife's inability to accept your son's progress. [/QUOTE]
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