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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 517223" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>One thing I have learned is that I dont have to accept the relationships my kids have. Okay I didnt word that correctly. I dont have to like them particularly but I do the smile and bobblehead. Trying to convince a young adult that they are making a bad choice in a mate is like nailing jello to a wall. It isnt going to happen. I happened to get very lucky and convinced my middle son that his first fiance was cheating on him while he was a bootcamp and stopped his wedding at the altar. I had to pull out every trick I had in my bag of tricks. Darned near disowned him. She claimed I made up the evidence of the cheating. I think that was her undoing. I got him alone and showed him what I had and asked him point blank if he really thought I could do that and if I had ever lied to him and if he really thought I would lie to him now. He thought hard and knew the answer to all those questions were no. I mean I may have told him the tooth fairy was real and the easter bunny still came but I certainly wouldnt fake a video of his fiance having sex online. How on earth could I do that anyway? </p><p></p><p>But I knew that I had used up my last chip. I wasnt thrilled with what eventually ended up to be his first wife who did end up cheating on him and I am not in the least bit happy with his second wife. I havent been head over heels with younger sons choices in girlfriends either. I zip it. Or do my best. Not to say I havent vented on here and to their dad. Not to say my son's dont know how I feel. They do. But I do my best to always act like I am happy for them. I figure they have to live with them. Not me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 517223, member: 1514"] One thing I have learned is that I dont have to accept the relationships my kids have. Okay I didnt word that correctly. I dont have to like them particularly but I do the smile and bobblehead. Trying to convince a young adult that they are making a bad choice in a mate is like nailing jello to a wall. It isnt going to happen. I happened to get very lucky and convinced my middle son that his first fiance was cheating on him while he was a bootcamp and stopped his wedding at the altar. I had to pull out every trick I had in my bag of tricks. Darned near disowned him. She claimed I made up the evidence of the cheating. I think that was her undoing. I got him alone and showed him what I had and asked him point blank if he really thought I could do that and if I had ever lied to him and if he really thought I would lie to him now. He thought hard and knew the answer to all those questions were no. I mean I may have told him the tooth fairy was real and the easter bunny still came but I certainly wouldnt fake a video of his fiance having sex online. How on earth could I do that anyway? But I knew that I had used up my last chip. I wasnt thrilled with what eventually ended up to be his first wife who did end up cheating on him and I am not in the least bit happy with his second wife. I havent been head over heels with younger sons choices in girlfriends either. I zip it. Or do my best. Not to say I havent vented on here and to their dad. Not to say my son's dont know how I feel. They do. But I do my best to always act like I am happy for them. I figure they have to live with them. Not me. [/QUOTE]
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