Comments on: How to Make Sure Your Over-20 Child Continues to Live with You http://www.viewfromthebleachers.net/2012/08/how-to-make-sure-your-over-20-child-continues-to-live-with-you/ My personal search for signs of intelligent life in the universe and in my neighborhood Tue, 21 May 2013 17:36:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Micki Martini http://www.viewfromthebleachers.net/2012/08/how-to-make-sure-your-over-20-child-continues-to-live-with-you/comment-page-1/#comment-7155 Micki Martini Tue, 04 Sep 2012 01:34:11 +0000 http://www.viewfromthebleachers.net/?p=4650#comment-7155 Mirium!!!!! You’re right, I made all the possible accomodations for my adult children (22 & 24) that you mention above (including the pool). I even went to the extent of moving myself out of the family home. I have to say, by leaving my home, my children misinterpreted this as “abondonment”. After 4 years, I moved back into my home, due to unforseen circumstances. I decided with the wear & tear on the house, I would be forced to ask my children to help with the 3rd complete remodel, and pay a little rent. My mistake ~HUGE!!!! I haven’t seen them since, including my daughters live-in boyfriend. Hindsight, and this could’ve have easily been prevented 4 years ago, we wouldn’t have the abandonment issues, or the emty nest. It’s nice to know, there are other parents out there, and I am not alone.

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Hope you’re enjoying your time in Canada Tim.
Yer everlovin’ MIL.

]]> By: John http://www.viewfromthebleachers.net/2012/08/how-to-make-sure-your-over-20-child-continues-to-live-with-you/comment-page-1/#comment-7133 John Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:19:08 +0000 http://www.viewfromthebleachers.net/?p=4650#comment-7133 Thanks for your advice. We appear to have a boomerrang child in training. Our son is home from college for the summer. It appears that he eats only tortilla chips and queso dip. His drink of choice is beer. He does not prefer Dos Equis. He drives “his” car and buys “his own” gas with “his own” credit card that has his name and my account number on it. He occassionally goes for 800 mile jaunts in his car to New England. When he comes back the car needs repairs. He finds dealing with mechanics stressful. What fun it is to take the car to the dealer every 6 weeks for new brake pads. Of course, I enjoy this especially since my car had two wheels and two pedals. (I am not making this up!)

Hurry Labor Day, you’re my only hope.

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