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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 688821" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>When I was 21 I went to jail for one night.</p><p>I am not saying they did anything wrong. How could I?</p><p></p><p>This is not about right or wrong. It is about their son growing up to be a person like his parents. And what most of us here on this site have learned is this: for our kids to have the best shot requires that we detach, even for a few months. From taking responsibility for and accepting consequences for what they do and do not do.</p><p></p><p>I for one did not have that concept before I came here.</p><p></p><p>To me this is concerning:</p><p>Now. All of you know that my son broke my foot and almost 10 years later tackled M and gave him a black eye. And I think you know that police have been called to my house maybe a dozen times.</p><p></p><p>And I let my son return. Dozens of times. Nobody is saying that any of this is easy.</p><p></p><p>But we post to each other in part to gain clarity about our own thinking, so that we can better choose and respond in our own lives. We do not know each other really, and probably never will. As we post to each other, we are working stuff out for ourselves.</p><p></p><p>Nobody can say what to do in our own situations at any specific time except us. We hone our skills in these posts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 688821, member: 18958"] When I was 21 I went to jail for one night. I am not saying they did anything wrong. How could I? This is not about right or wrong. It is about their son growing up to be a person like his parents. And what most of us here on this site have learned is this: for our kids to have the best shot requires that we detach, even for a few months. From taking responsibility for and accepting consequences for what they do and do not do. I for one did not have that concept before I came here. To me this is concerning: Now. All of you know that my son broke my foot and almost 10 years later tackled M and gave him a black eye. And I think you know that police have been called to my house maybe a dozen times. And I let my son return. Dozens of times. Nobody is saying that any of this is easy. But we post to each other in part to gain clarity about our own thinking, so that we can better choose and respond in our own lives. We do not know each other really, and probably never will. As we post to each other, we are working stuff out for ourselves. Nobody can say what to do in our own situations at any specific time except us. We hone our skills in these posts. [/QUOTE]
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