When will he grow up?
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As I said in my last post, the baby is NOT his and he knows it is not. I was simply trying to point out that we should not hold everything they do against them as they are TRYING to grow up. They live and they learn. At that stage in a boys life, girls mean EVERYTHING. Girls will come and girls will go, but Mom will always be there and they will eventually figure that out.
My goal was not to hijack this post. It was to point out that we all have kid issues, some more than others, so thank your lucky stars that the problems you are having with yours are mild compared to some.
not so sure about that last part..when kids grow up and pair off, they tend to focus on their new families..moms are very important but if a man continually chooses his mother over his mate, it will make it very hard for him to stay married or even keep a girlfriend. also, if he wont work and he is living with his girlfriends mom, he is not trying to grow up at all. maybe you could go have coffee with him and discuss his life plan, see what he is wanting to accomplish and how you can help make that happen.
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First off, I never said they would choose their Mother over their mate. Secondly, since my son has just signed a 6 year contract with the National Guards, he will no longer be living with the girlfriends Mother. He will more than likely be over seas in a couple of months! I DO feel like in doing so, he has chosen to grow up!! I talk to my son nearly every day. Lets read the posts fully before we start replying.
First off, I never said they would choose their Mother over their mate. Secondly, since my son has just signed a 6 year contract with the National Guards, he will no longer be living with the girlfriends Mother. He will more than likely be over seas in a couple of months! I DO feel like in doing so, he has chosen to grow up!! I talk to my son nearly every day. Lets read the posts fully before we start replying.
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I guess the question I ould ask is whether you gave him advance notice of the party, or simply expected him to know about it? If he had at least a couple of weeks notice, then he should man up and tell his GF that they need to stop by and wish his folks a Happy Anniversary. He doesn't need to stay for the whole thing, but he should make an appearance; there are things you do for family simply because they are family; becaaue you are being respectful and considerate of THEIR feelings.
However, if notice of the party was not given until last minute, then sorry, his plans were already made. It would be nice for him to come by, but without being told ahead of time so that he could fit his schedule around it, ...
His maturity or lack thereof is another issue entirely.
I guess the question I ould ask is whether you gave him advance notice of the party, or simply expected him to know about it? If he had at least a couple of weeks notice, then he should man up and tell his GF that they need to stop by and wish his folks a Happy Anniversary. He doesn't need to stay for the whole thing, but he should make an appearance; there are things you do for family simply because they are family; becaaue you are being respectful and considerate of THEIR feelings.
However, if notice of the party was not given until last minute, then sorry, his plans were already made. It would be nice for him to come by, but without being told ahead of time so that he could fit his schedule around it, ...
His maturity or lack thereof is another issue entirely.
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First off, I never said they would choose their Mother over their mate. Secondly, since my son has just signed a 6 year contract with the National Guards, he will no longer be living with the girlfriends Mother. He will more than likely be over seas in a couple of months! I DO feel like in doing so, he has chosen to grow up!! I talk to my son nearly every day. Lets read the posts fully before we start replying.
well, on one hand you are bemoaning his lack of maturity and now you are saying he is growing up.
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First off, I never said they would choose their Mother over their mate. Secondly, since my son has just signed a 6 year contract with the National Guards, he will no longer be living with the girlfriends Mother. He will more than likely be over seas in a couple of months! I DO feel like in doing so, he has chosen to grow up!! I talk to my son nearly every day. Lets read the posts fully before we start replying.
well, on one hand you are bemoaning his lack of maturity and now you are saying he is growing up.
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First off, I never said they would choose their Mother over their mate. Secondly, since my son has just signed a 6 year contract with the National Guards, he will no longer be living with the girlfriends Mother. He will more than likely be over seas in a couple of months! I DO feel like in doing so, he has chosen to grow up!! I talk to my son nearly every day. Lets read the posts fully before we start replying.
well, on one hand you are bemoaning his lack of maturity and now you are saying he is growing up.
You are correct. I was bemoaning his lack of maturity the last few years(16-19yrs). Now turning 20 and joining the National Guards, I am saying is a possible sign of growing up.
First off, I never said they would choose their Mother over their mate. Secondly, since my son has just signed a 6 year contract with the National Guards, he will no longer be living with the girlfriends Mother. He will more than likely be over seas in a couple of months! I DO feel like in doing so, he has chosen to grow up!! I talk to my son nearly every day. Lets read the posts fully before we start replying.
well, on one hand you are bemoaning his lack of maturity and now you are saying he is growing up.
You are correct. I was bemoaning his lack of maturity the last few years(16-19yrs). Now turning 20 and joining the National Guards, I am saying is a possible sign of growing up.
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Thank you! He is only pretty from the neck up right now!. Due to molt and a feather picking hen, he has no tail feathers!
Thank you! He is only pretty from the neck up right now!. Due to molt and a feather picking hen, he has no tail feathers!
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