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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 352640" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>Every child is different, every circumstance is different. You have to do what you can live with. But I do believe that generally speaking, adult are responsible for their actions, and must be held accountable for those actions. If we as parents constantly "rescue" our adult children and never allow the lesson of natural consequences to even be taught to our them, we do them a great disservice. If they never have to figure out how to fix things, because we always fix things for them, what incentive do they have to ever learn how? None. </p><p></p><p>Throw mental illness or substance abuse into the picture, and it does get murky. But that does not absolve anyone of responsibility for their actions. With substance abuse in particular, I think it's even MORE important to step out of the way and let natural consequences take over, as difficult as that can be at times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 352640, member: 1157"] Every child is different, every circumstance is different. You have to do what you can live with. But I do believe that generally speaking, adult are responsible for their actions, and must be held accountable for those actions. If we as parents constantly "rescue" our adult children and never allow the lesson of natural consequences to even be taught to our them, we do them a great disservice. If they never have to figure out how to fix things, because we always fix things for them, what incentive do they have to ever learn how? None. Throw mental illness or substance abuse into the picture, and it does get murky. But that does not absolve anyone of responsibility for their actions. With substance abuse in particular, I think it's even MORE important to step out of the way and let natural consequences take over, as difficult as that can be at times. [/QUOTE]
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