Parents Adult Children Mumsnet: DD is 17 weeks

One DD lives in Oz and I see her once a year. Casually, and ….

MIL issues. DD is 18 and I'm dealing with a couple of issues at the moment which I'm struggling to navigate in terms of how I parent her as she's no longer a child, but nor is she really a full adult yet. She also speaks to her dad most days and often calls DH, her stepdad for a chat if she hasn’t spoken to him for a few days. 30 Yesterday 18:11 Need Advice: Daughter's BF murdered 48 Yesterday 15:45 Concerned About Son’s Driving 10 Yesterday 12:53 Concerned about lonely 25 DD 10 01/02/2024 13:22 Dilemma over DD's Career Choice .

Isn't part of being a parent to an adult child letting them make their own mistakes and learning from them? I mean, you can still offer an opinion.

apart from others, and as ye . DD is 17 weeks .

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Lost my dad in 2019 to the big . They have lived with him for last 5 years and have come to live with us in the new house. I’m’ not a weirdo or anything wishing to join female sites but I’ve come to realise from research “Blokey support” is not quite there yet.

Western parents don't know how to bring up their children

The oldest could afford to live elsewhere.

I pay for everything: mortgage Half for 5 years, full for five years, insurance, shopping, etc etc.

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I wouldn't dream of going in either of my daughter's rooms without asking. My eldest dd is turning 21 in July and I’m trying to work out what to do for her birthday. . I'm willing to bet the hard-parented kids are just lying to their parents.

Since then my MIL has recently been quit abrupt with me when we speak or I see her, I've felt as though she's been rude. DH speaks to his parents about 5 times a week.

. You handle it by carrying on as normal.



He's her step dad though, so maybe that's a difference, but irrespective, I think everyone deserves to have their privacy respected.

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Youngest often phones too, eldest is ASD and hates phones but we chat on Facebook Messenger.

There's a psychological imperative for some adult kids to go non contact and it's described as a basic need to detach from the primary caregiver.

You need to wait for her to contact you. Other two DDs I see roughly once a month. 2 replies.



I am married. Been with partner 6 years and recently bought a house together. However, if it’s never crossed your mind that he could be gay, then I can see how it can be a bit of a shock.