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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 268445" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Hi, Welcome to the site! </p><p></p><p>It seems we get so many new parents here right around the time of graduation each year. It becomes evident that little Johnny or little Jane just arent going to graduate despite our best efforts. Thats the problem...it was our efforts and not theirs. </p><p></p><p>I can so relate to all the defiance, lying, stealing and entitlement issues. been there done that and have so many tee shirts. I really thought I was helping my son and really thought I was trying to punish him but I thought he just was too ODD to accept my final words. He would argue me down. It was a constant battle in my house. The best thing I ever did was to make him leave. Now I have found my misplaced backbone and when I tell him NO he may try one or two times to change my mind but he accepts my decisions without argument and more and more his attempts to even get me to change my mind are getting less. We dont fight at all like we used to. In fact, I cant think of a single real fight we have been in. </p><p></p><p>Sometimes having them leave is what we have to do for everyones sake. Doesnt mean we dont love them. Sometimes it means we love them enough to let them fly on their own.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 268445, member: 1514"] Hi, Welcome to the site! It seems we get so many new parents here right around the time of graduation each year. It becomes evident that little Johnny or little Jane just arent going to graduate despite our best efforts. Thats the problem...it was our efforts and not theirs. I can so relate to all the defiance, lying, stealing and entitlement issues. been there done that and have so many tee shirts. I really thought I was helping my son and really thought I was trying to punish him but I thought he just was too ODD to accept my final words. He would argue me down. It was a constant battle in my house. The best thing I ever did was to make him leave. Now I have found my misplaced backbone and when I tell him NO he may try one or two times to change my mind but he accepts my decisions without argument and more and more his attempts to even get me to change my mind are getting less. We dont fight at all like we used to. In fact, I cant think of a single real fight we have been in. Sometimes having them leave is what we have to do for everyones sake. Doesnt mean we dont love them. Sometimes it means we love them enough to let them fly on their own. [/QUOTE]
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