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Good morning all!

I have no doubt that you and the wife are a lovely couple who has raised your children with lots of love and happy times.
And I bet her mom and pop had a lot on their hands. lol

This chat we’ve been having has been very constructive in parenting, and friendships.
I think I have good friends here. 🙂

Way more good times than bad times. They’re all grown and gone now, but when we get together (which isn’t nearly often enough), we still manage to have a great time.

No you’re not.

LOL I was raised not to interrupt a converrsation or change the subject. 

Yep, I tell parents all the time I am not my kids friend. I am their parent first. I had a really good friend tell me that first you are a parent and then when the a kid becomes an adult than you become their friend to some degree

We are a balance of both to our children.  However, they know that we,as providers and protectors, this gives us the final say on everything. Not to say we do not allow them to make decisions, even bad ones, we do, for even a bad choice comes with a lesson learned. But if one of them were to be heading into serious danger or being blatantly disrespectful, we have no problem bringing the hammer down.

Teenage moments? That too has manifested more than once from my baby girl, but it works out in the end..she knows there are certain lines she cannot cross. lol

Still, our children hold some of the most precious moments of our lives.

Exactly, is all a part of growing up. They have to rebel a little and test boundaries. Teen years can be so confusing, still a child but more and more feeling like an adult.

She is indeed. And it brings some sadness to see her all grown up to become a beautiful young woman.

Sure. I’m proud of her accomplishments and she will be successful in life. But I will hate to see her go. However, she has to have her space with a big life ahead of her.

I know of a woman who takes care of her daughter, and grandchildren, but that woman spoils all of them. She has not prepared any one of them for life’s challenges because she’s a jealous, possessive and controlling witch that has to micromanage everyone in that family.

Her eldest granddaughter was always treated as an adult and was made to watch her brother and sister.
The poor child has had no real childhood to speak of and all because of her grandma who doesn’t know what she’s doing.

That woman is an idiot when it comes to parenting.

She has an IQ of 130 but is totally devoid of any common sense, whatsoever!

I really feel sorry for the eldest granddaughter.

It must be conflicting when the little birds fly from the nest. I have not reached that time yet but in a few yrs will be three leaving all at once. Just have to tell myself this is wat we raised them for to fly free. I suspect the blow will be some softened by having Fiene and Louis still with us and who knows we may have one more before then. That is still up in the air for time being.

That woman is creating future of heartache for herself and also for the kids. A shame. People allow fear to dominate them and ruin their entire lives. Control freaks are actually very fearful people.

Yes, definitely an old woman and definitely not Australian. I think the real issue was that none of them had a grasp on reality.

Reality was not their friend.

Way more good times than bad times. They’re all grown and gone now, but when we get together (which isn’t nearly often enough), we still manage to have a great time.

How cool is that!
I’m happy for you and the family.

What a great family you have. 🙂

You should always be wary of any individual who seems unusually charming and faultless that they almost appear to be...unreal.