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"You're a terrible parent," said my 35 year old son.
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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 573673" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p>Ummmm, NO....you are NOT a terrible mother. You are a person, an adult, who has every right to take time for herself to do whatever you want, even if it means watching a packers game. Your son is an overgrown adolescent who needs to get out of his own way and grow the hello up!!! </p><p></p><p>If I'm watching one of the two shows I watch weekly, I don't answer my phone, unless it's the nursing home. I tell H and easy child to tell folks I'm either asleep or in the shower. And I don't feel guilty about it. difficult child once got mad at me because I couldn't drop everything at work and listen to her sob over the phone to me about how horrible she felt. All I said in response to her crying, sniffling and complaining was, "difficult child, did you have anything to eat today? Have you pooped yet this week? Did you take your medications? Are you expecting your period?" because in the weeks prior she was told that she was anemic, dehydrated and was only pooping every other week, was treated for yet another bladder infection, and used to always forget her medications and gets her period about every two weeks. Well, she hung up on me. Later that evening she came to the house and hugged me and said she was sorry for being so rude. She GETS it. </p><p></p><p>Your overgrown adolescent doesn't and won't until you stop listening to him whine every time he calls. Let him lean on someone else for while, let him develop some healthy coping skills instead of ripping you apart because he feels bad about his predicament. </p><p></p><p>I'm so angry with him for being so rotten and mean to you like that! I think if I were you, I would be screening my calls from him for a while. Hugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 573673, member: 2211"] Ummmm, NO....you are NOT a terrible mother. You are a person, an adult, who has every right to take time for herself to do whatever you want, even if it means watching a packers game. Your son is an overgrown adolescent who needs to get out of his own way and grow the hello up!!! If I'm watching one of the two shows I watch weekly, I don't answer my phone, unless it's the nursing home. I tell H and easy child to tell folks I'm either asleep or in the shower. And I don't feel guilty about it. difficult child once got mad at me because I couldn't drop everything at work and listen to her sob over the phone to me about how horrible she felt. All I said in response to her crying, sniffling and complaining was, "difficult child, did you have anything to eat today? Have you pooped yet this week? Did you take your medications? Are you expecting your period?" because in the weeks prior she was told that she was anemic, dehydrated and was only pooping every other week, was treated for yet another bladder infection, and used to always forget her medications and gets her period about every two weeks. Well, she hung up on me. Later that evening she came to the house and hugged me and said she was sorry for being so rude. She GETS it. Your overgrown adolescent doesn't and won't until you stop listening to him whine every time he calls. Let him lean on someone else for while, let him develop some healthy coping skills instead of ripping you apart because he feels bad about his predicament. I'm so angry with him for being so rotten and mean to you like that! I think if I were you, I would be screening my calls from him for a while. Hugs. [/QUOTE]
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