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09-11-2007, 01:23 PM
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I don't have any advice, I don't have children that age, and was never like that to my parents. The only thing I can suggest is to pray and not give up on her. She'll need you at some point, and you don't want there to be an burned bridges that she can't cross to get back to you. | ||
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09-17-2007, 12:26 AM
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I was unemployed for 18 months when I was 18. This was after dropping out of uni. Then I was underemployed (ie doorknocking sales, pizza delivery) for a while. I got married without parents consent (but WITH their money). At one stage I think I saw my parents less than every couple of months. Things change, time moves on, priorities shift. Now I see my parents more than anyone - we takes the kids there every weekend for dinner... I agree with everyone here. My story is 180 degrees different: we were (usually) respectful with each other while I was going through all that, but the basic underlying cause of my depression, lack of direction, was what was causing the troubles in my life. When I sorted myself out my parents were waiting for me. I guess I always knew that. | ||
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10-08-2007, 12:44 AM
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I think she still probably loves you. Acting disrespectful has NOTHING to do with how much a child loves her parent-- no matter how disrespectful. She probably feels that if she backed down and actually turned around, she'd be admitting she was wrong, and most people aren't willing to do that. Maybe joining the military is her way of being able to change her life without admitting error. After all, if she truly just wanted to be a problem for the rest of her life, she would not sign herself up for such hard work. Let her know that she can always return home, so she doesn’t feel like she has to cut ties with you. | ||
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