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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 755658" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>Who can argue about the courtesy and security of leaving notes about whereabouts? The thing is can one adult impose their values and necessities on another? All of us here on this forum have tried. I don't know one of us who has succeeded. Me, not at all. </p><p></p><p>The only thing that works in my experience is either to give in to what the adult child wants, and how they choose to live their life, or to live separately. For me, each of these options was horrible, because I hated how my son lived. But the reality is that my son gets to choose how he lives. That's the unavoidable truth I have had to accept. I can only choose how close in I am. A front row seat, with battles I surely lose, or backing off, which I have come to believe is the age-appropriate and realistic option.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 755658, member: 18958"] Who can argue about the courtesy and security of leaving notes about whereabouts? The thing is can one adult impose their values and necessities on another? All of us here on this forum have tried. I don't know one of us who has succeeded. Me, not at all. The only thing that works in my experience is either to give in to what the adult child wants, and how they choose to live their life, or to live separately. For me, each of these options was horrible, because I hated how my son lived. But the reality is that my son gets to choose how he lives. That's the unavoidable truth I have had to accept. I can only choose how close in I am. A front row seat, with battles I surely lose, or backing off, which I have come to believe is the age-appropriate and realistic option. [/QUOTE]
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