Comments on Mooselet Musings: As The Hermit Commands

It's a rite of passage for many kids Miss Thing's ...

2009-03-24T08:44:00.000+10:00

It's a rite of passage for many kids Miss Thing's age. She'll come full circle in due time.

Be there for her, but don't push it. Let her ask f...

2009-03-24T00:33:00.000+10:00

Be there for her, but don't push it. Let her ask for help or advice if she wants to.
You did a fine job getting her this far. Now she has to try her wings and leave the nest.
Now, too, you have 25% more of your time to devote to the remaining three. They need you too.

If it helps at all...I moved out of home when I wa...

2009-03-23T19:48:00.000+10:00

If it helps at all...

I moved out of home when I was 16. My mum and I had a stupid fight, and she was just sick of me. I quickly found a home, and then she said that it was anger, and she didnt actually want me to move out.

I did anyway.

It has made me realise how much mum did for me, and it has honestly brought me closer to her.

We faught all the time when I was at home, but now we actually make an effort when we visit each other.

I managed to finish high school, and then go on to get my certifications at polytech.

I know may seem hard, but if you support your daughter, she will realise this, and hopefully see that you are just trying to help her.

Most teens these days want to be independant (Im 19) but it is so much easier when you know you have the love and support of your parents behind you.

So long as the door remains open for return, then ...

2009-03-23T11:50:00.000+10:00

So long as the door remains open for return, then all will sort itself. I wouldn't redecorate her room quite just yet!

Good luck to you all.

Don't feel too badly about not being able to get t...

2009-03-23T05:30:00.000+10:00

Don't feel too badly about not being able to get the words out. I seem to remember having an awful time when my first born decided to drop out of school, get married and move to Germany. I don't think I got as bad as her father, but I'm really not sure because it si all a blur and I don't really want to remember it.
Things will improve from here on, I promise. She is a smart cookie and will come around a lot sooner than you think. Keep your chin up, and a smile on for the rest of the tribe. And keep the posts coming, because we miss them.

Yes, hang in there.We're having 18-year old issues...

2009-03-23T03:14:00.000+10:00

Yes, hang in there.

We're having 18-year old issues too. I naively thought the parenting turmoil would go away when they grew up. Wrong.

Honey, don't be happy for our sakes; be happy for ...

2009-03-22T22:33:00.000+10:00

Honey, don't be happy for our sakes; be happy for yourself.

Hang in there.