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…most parents want to have as much contact as possible with their adult child.
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065 |
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Whatever the cause, parents with troubled adult children need to learn how to apply love and limits, since children… are willing to create so much damage.
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092 |
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Parents often tell their children ‘We love you all the same,’ but most children know that it’s a lie.
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148 |
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…doing the right thing is often really, really hard when it’s your child.
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170 |
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Better to be strategic and restrained than vocal. Especially in the fragile arena of parent-adult child relations.
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188 |
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…nothing is more infuriating, humiliating, and devastating than rejection from an adult child. It requires patience, because it’s going to take time.
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238 |
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The more you make your child feel guilty, the more you’re going to shut them down and drive them away.
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240 |
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There’s so much of adult children’s behavior that we personalize that has little or nothing to do with us…
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245 |
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If your child actually dies, everyone will feel sorry for you. If your child stops talking to you, everyone will judge you. At least that’s what it feels like.
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253 |
