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<blockquote data-quote="ODAT" data-source="post: 130526" data-attributes="member: 4741"><p><strong>I was "done" the other night when I asked my son to leave and called the police when he wouldn't. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>It doesn't mean I won't ever speak to him again or won't help him.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>But I want to help from a distance. He's 22 years old and is old enough to figure out how to survive. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>He surprised me already by acting quickly to get a roof over his head and he actually spent HIS OWN money, something he never seemed to think he had to do while he lived with me.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Now, I know there are probably going to be some bad decisions and mistakes coming down the pike. But I hope he, for the most part, is going to be too scared by this big reality check to be a complete fool. I do want to be supportive but I don't want to do it all for him and I DON'T WANT HIM LIVING IN MY HOME AGAIN! He needs to maintain his own place to live and figure out how to compromise and get along with others.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>I'm not "done" being his mother but I'm "done" with having an arrogant, out of control, overgrown teenager living in my house. A roomate who pays no rent and doesn't respect house rules and a "roomate" who, if I had to choose one, I wouldn't have chosen.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Reading stories like this one help me gain perspective:</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.creativeyouthideas.com/blog/inspiration/even_eagles_need_a_push.html" target="_blank">Even eagles need a push</a></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ODAT, post: 130526, member: 4741"] [B]I was "done" the other night when I asked my son to leave and called the police when he wouldn't. It doesn't mean I won't ever speak to him again or won't help him. But I want to help from a distance. He's 22 years old and is old enough to figure out how to survive. He surprised me already by acting quickly to get a roof over his head and he actually spent HIS OWN money, something he never seemed to think he had to do while he lived with me. Now, I know there are probably going to be some bad decisions and mistakes coming down the pike. But I hope he, for the most part, is going to be too scared by this big reality check to be a complete fool. I do want to be supportive but I don't want to do it all for him and I DON'T WANT HIM LIVING IN MY HOME AGAIN! He needs to maintain his own place to live and figure out how to compromise and get along with others. I'm not "done" being his mother but I'm "done" with having an arrogant, out of control, overgrown teenager living in my house. A roomate who pays no rent and doesn't respect house rules and a "roomate" who, if I had to choose one, I wouldn't have chosen. Reading stories like this one help me gain perspective: [URL="http://www.creativeyouthideas.com/blog/inspiration/even_eagles_need_a_push.html"]Even eagles need a push[/URL][/B] [/QUOTE]
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