Poster child for doing it wrong · Parenting Adult Children Today

Poster child for doing it wrong

Has anyone else listened to the modules and said .... damn .... I don't think I ever did it right? Not beating myself up over it like I used to, but Boy do I have a lot of work to do!

Another thought that continues to rise up within me is this: We're not supposed to have expectations of our children and I can see why that's a good idea, however, why is it perfectly okay for them to have expectations of us as parents? My frustration with this is finances (as they spend on whatever they want and depend on us for all of their emergencies and we come to the rescue). I get verbally abused if I say no. Aren't they adults too?

About 14 years ago I took a course / retreat and while there I learned why my parents were who they were and I bettered our relationship as the child. I'm grateful that I still have them (86 and 89 yrs old).

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