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<blockquote data-quote="Methuselah" data-source="post: 486404" data-attributes="member: 12725"><p>Daisy, this is where we are at with difficult child 1. We will be the meanest parents in the world, of course. </p><p></p><p>When difficult child 1 was 15, she told us she would be leaving at 18. I let her know how 18 is a magic number for everyone involved. It is the first day of choice. She has the choice to leave and we have the choice in whether she stays. We warned her if she didn't start respecting our rules and showing common decency towards the family, she would be out. Why would we choose to inflict our kids with the stress when we don't have to? As her 18th birthday grew nearer (in 399 days), we thought she would be motivated to change her ways. Nothing. I totaled the gross cost of her medications, as a motivator. Nothing. She just stares, as usual. </p><p></p><p>Again, we will be the meanest parents to boot out such a sweet child. ::<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/sigh.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sigh:" title="sigh :sigh:" data-shortname=":sigh:" />::</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Methuselah, post: 486404, member: 12725"] Daisy, this is where we are at with difficult child 1. We will be the meanest parents in the world, of course. When difficult child 1 was 15, she told us she would be leaving at 18. I let her know how 18 is a magic number for everyone involved. It is the first day of choice. She has the choice to leave and we have the choice in whether she stays. We warned her if she didn't start respecting our rules and showing common decency towards the family, she would be out. Why would we choose to inflict our kids with the stress when we don't have to? As her 18th birthday grew nearer (in 399 days), we thought she would be motivated to change her ways. Nothing. I totaled the gross cost of her medications, as a motivator. Nothing. She just stares, as usual. Again, we will be the meanest parents to boot out such a sweet child. :::sigh::: [/QUOTE]
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