Adult Child
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Refuse to Let Adult Child Move Back Home?
Asked by J.G. from Minneapolis
on November 12, 2011
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Ok, so brief background: I don't have any grown children but I do have a mother who, in many ways, acts like my teenage daughter more than my mother. She is fairly fre...
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- Lol, this post could almost be what my daughter would post about me. Please bear with this long background explanation. For my example, my 5-1/2 year relationship wi...
- By allowing her to move in now, you are setting yourself up for more drama on an every day basis, and you would be enabling her to keep not taking care of herself and ...
- Go with your gut. You know that if you move her in with you, the drama will be part of the deal. You already know you don't want or need that. LIke someone else said -...
R Words of wisdom--Helping Adult Daughter Cope with Long Time Boyfriend Break Up
Asked by J.K. from Binghamton
on August 1, 2012
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My daughter is 26 and just was jilted by her boyfriend of 3 years, the past 9 months of which she was sharing apartment with him. She is very fragile emotionally and I...
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- It is hard to break up with a long time boyfriend... we all know this. When we are growing up its the end of the world! When we get older, it feels the same; we jus...
- My heart is breaking for your daughter.....just be her Mom - lots of good food, hugs and unconditional love. If she is feeling indecisive, you could be there in the ba...
- Steer conversations to focus on what she wants out of life. Where she sees herself in the future. How she plans to work on bettering her job prospects and have her emo...
18 Year Old Birthday Party Ideas
Asked by M.K. from Columbus
on September 3, 2012
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Ok, Moms (& Dads)... can't believe my "baby" is turning 18 in three weeks. I asked him and he's ok with a party with family and friends. Thanks to everyone's sugges...
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- Honestly, when my brother turned 18 he DID have a little kid party and they had a blast. They played silly games like pin the tale on the donkey, had food eating cont...
- In Canada the 18th birthday is usually at the bar...
- The drinking age in this country is 21, Sherri, so that's the birthday we all do at the bar....
Seek Advice on My 18 Year Old Son
Asked by C.T. from New York
on August 2, 2011
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My son turned 18 in April and he graduated Highschool in June. He started working a part time job on Saturday and Sunday from 5am-3:30pm. This job is at my husbands jo...
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- The problem with kicking him out is that you need to follow through - it can't be an empty threat. If he is going to waste his money on cigarettes, and be disrespec...
- Yes, you did the right thing. It's easy to "armchair quarterback" ourselves after the fact but don't. Your house, your rules.
- Sadly, another vote for you did the right thing. But what will happen now I wonder, and if he wants to come back, how will you react? :(
18 Year Birthday Party Ideas
Asked by K.G. from Norfolk
on November 15, 2008
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My son will be turning 18 in aa couple of weeks. He is shy and insists he does not want a party. I would like to do something special since it is the big 18, any ide...
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- One time we rented a limo to take my daughter and a few of her friends to the movies. If you tried that, your son would not be the center of everyone's attention the w...
- When my younger sister turned 18, my other sister (30) took her to NYC for the weekend. Hopped a plane on Fri. afternoon and came home late Sun. Stayed in a hotel near...
- Our 12 year old daughter has mild asperger's. so, big parties are not an option. We usually let her choose a few friends, and we take them to the movies and then dinne...
18 Year Old Had an Abnormal Mammogram
Asked by T.P. from New York
on March 2, 2011
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Ladies, I am scared out of my mind I took my daughter to have a check-up and she had her breast exam. The doctors found a really large lump in her right breast. She as...
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- It's probably just a cyst. With younger women, it is hard to get a good reading because the breast tissue is so dense. She will come back and have a diagnostic mammo (...
- Lots of things can cause an abnormal mammo that aren't life threatening. Scary as all hell, but not life threatening. I went with a friend to get her mammo becau...
- Hi T.---It's likely that if you've had fibrocystic breasts, your daughter might also. It is good to make sure that you know what it is. But, in the meantime, be sure...
18 Year Old Wanting Driver's License.
Asked by A.W. from Dallas
on January 2, 2010
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Hello,
My daughter just turned 18 and she does not have her driver's permit or a license and she's never taken driver's ed. What does she need to do in order to ge...
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- Here is the site for the Department of Motor vehicles for Texas: http://www.dmv.tx.gov/ They should have the answers to all your questions.
- As far as I remember, you had to pass driver's ed and a written. If she is in high school she will need a TEA form. All of this is what I remember from 10 yr ago though.
- She doesn't have to take driver's ed, but if she does she will get a discount on her insurance. Since she is 18 she may be able to get the same discount by taking Def...
18 Year Old Hasn't Started Her Periods
Asked by S.R. from Amarillo
on March 12, 2010
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Hello ladies! When my daughter hadn't started her periods by age 16 we called the Dr. and got told not to worry about it at all until she was 18, so we didn't. In al...
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- I started late, 17, I have three boys all of which I had over the age of 35 and all is well. there are many reasons that could cause you not to have a menstruation. ...
- I started at 17, after I stopped running track and cross-country. JROTC has some pretty intense workouts. Once I started I was very regular, and have had no problems...
- I find that the nurses actions were completely inappropriate!!! I think that she needs to be reported to the principal and school board. She has absolutely nothing to ...
I Am Worried That My 18 Year Old Daughter Is Anorexic.
Asked by A.F. from Lawrence
on June 17, 2010
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My daughter has skipped meals all through high school. She claims she is not hungry. Last year she passed out a couple of times and then found out that she was pregn...
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- If you are concerned, go with her to her next doctor's appt and discuss it. Bring it out in the open, and deal with it. An acquaintance of mine just lost her 16 year...
- I agree with the recommendation for treatment specific to anorexia. My sister is a psychiatric nurse and we have talked about this problem many times. The only effec...
- Anorexia is an extremely difficult problem to address and treat- usually has more to do with control issues than anything else. I recommend a counselor/therapist even...
18 Year Old Daughter Out of Control
Asked by T.P. from Parkersburg
on November 20, 2010
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My daughter has completely changed into a person I do not know. She has always been a hand full, but since turning 18 she has completely went down hill. She lies on me...
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- Mine was a boy, but the method is the same. We went to family therapy, and throwing her out isn't the answer, yet. She has to decide if she's an adult or not, because ...
- give her the options - she can stay at home on your rules or leave. And follow through, if you let her break rules and stay then she will continue to walk over you th...
- She would be out of my house . . . she's an adult and needs to make her own way, especially if she is not going to be respectful of you. Tough love may be in order.
