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Update on difficult child who recently moved out. Could it be?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sabine" data-source="post: 620376" data-attributes="member: 17639"><p>Wow,</p><p></p><p>Just as I'm writing from my experience, you are writing from yours. We all tend to overlay what we <strong><em>think</em></strong> is happening in the OP's home in our responses as to what our recommendations are to the OP.</p><p></p><p>Each person here is in a different phase of life/child rearing. Midwest, you're absolutely right, if a parent has already tried the "get the child out of the house" phase, then they would (and should!) disregard the "campground solution". That parent will know that that solution isn't right for their situation.</p><p></p><p>In a house that the children have been in a holding pattern, <strong><em>and</em></strong> aren't threatening the parents with life and limb,<strong><em> and</em></strong> still have a glimmer of hope, <strong><em>and</em></strong> the parents want to try something else (aren't ready to take the plunge of kicking them out on the street).. then maybe the campground solution could be a good one. </p><p></p><p>I'm sorry if my initial sentence "well I doubt most of the parents on this board could live with themselves if they did that" was ill-founded. I didn't mean to make such a sweeping assumption. And the thing is, is I doubt the parents on this board resorted to kicking the kids out on the street FIRST. My post wasn't MEANT to address the situation where a parent had tried all these things and is at his/her wits end. My suggestion is geared for the "not quite there" crowd.</p><p></p><p>And, as for the parents having to spend their retirement money? My suggestion of the backpack/supplies/campground? Under $500 if you shop around. Most "kids" will cost the household that amount in a month or two anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sabine, post: 620376, member: 17639"] Wow, Just as I'm writing from my experience, you are writing from yours. We all tend to overlay what we [B][I]think[/I][/B] is happening in the OP's home in our responses as to what our recommendations are to the OP. Each person here is in a different phase of life/child rearing. Midwest, you're absolutely right, if a parent has already tried the "get the child out of the house" phase, then they would (and should!) disregard the "campground solution". That parent will know that that solution isn't right for their situation. In a house that the children have been in a holding pattern, [B][I]and[/I][/B] aren't threatening the parents with life and limb,[B][I] and[/I][/B] still have a glimmer of hope, [B][I]and[/I][/B] the parents want to try something else (aren't ready to take the plunge of kicking them out on the street).. then maybe the campground solution could be a good one. I'm sorry if my initial sentence "well I doubt most of the parents on this board could live with themselves if they did that" was ill-founded. I didn't mean to make such a sweeping assumption. And the thing is, is I doubt the parents on this board resorted to kicking the kids out on the street FIRST. My post wasn't MEANT to address the situation where a parent had tried all these things and is at his/her wits end. My suggestion is geared for the "not quite there" crowd. And, as for the parents having to spend their retirement money? My suggestion of the backpack/supplies/campground? Under $500 if you shop around. Most "kids" will cost the household that amount in a month or two anyway. [/QUOTE]
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