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[BeingMe]

Take heart, Wendy. They do move on, eventually. It seems nowadays, it's more difficult for kids to get on with their lives after graduating high school. I'm not sure why.

My S25 has still not found his job for life. He works on cruise ships when in dry dock, all over the world, fixing things, building new restaurants, etc. He works hard, gets paid well, but in between jobs, he doesn't do much. And it could be a couple of months between the cruise jobs. He's moved out of our house, so at least, he has that sort of independence. At 22 my son was still at home, and up to last year, I paid up an account he couldn't pay. I'm not interested in paying his stuff anymore.

I still have D19 (soon to be 20) at home, but she's at school, and she does try hard to stretch her work dollars. She buys her own clothes now, and pays for her gas. She even tries to buy her own college books. We're going to graduate together, if I can get all my coursework done.

It's hard to be tough, but sometimes we have to be, if we want a life of our own. But, I'm the last one to talk. I am a total softy. My H was the main disciplinarian.