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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 748109" data-attributes="member: 4152"><p>We have a very similar discussion at our house periodically.</p><p></p><p>The majority of the time, we do choice 1....say little. Bite my tongue. This is because our daughter has her mind made up. No input from us no matter how logical or helpful for her will make a bit of difference AND will very likely result in her becoming irrational or angry.</p><p></p><p>So...just listen. Offer little to nothing.</p><p></p><p>Very rare exceptions are when she is doing something clearly unsafe or detrimental to those around her. Then we speak up.</p><p></p><p>Related to this...if she is rude to us, we don’t engage her. We might hang up or tell her to call another time and set boundaries. “Since you were inappropriate, I’m getting off the phone now and don’t call me back until after 5 pm”</p><p></p><p>In the end, our daughter is of legal age, so life decisions and their repercussions are her burden.</p><p></p><p>PS I’m unclear why you said this is your last post. Please continue posting as you see fit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 748109, member: 4152"] We have a very similar discussion at our house periodically. The majority of the time, we do choice 1....say little. Bite my tongue. This is because our daughter has her mind made up. No input from us no matter how logical or helpful for her will make a bit of difference AND will very likely result in her becoming irrational or angry. So...just listen. Offer little to nothing. Very rare exceptions are when she is doing something clearly unsafe or detrimental to those around her. Then we speak up. Related to this...if she is rude to us, we don’t engage her. We might hang up or tell her to call another time and set boundaries. “Since you were inappropriate, I’m getting off the phone now and don’t call me back until after 5 pm” In the end, our daughter is of legal age, so life decisions and their repercussions are her burden. PS I’m unclear why you said this is your last post. Please continue posting as you see fit. [/QUOTE]
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