Kat: I posted it on my wall this morning. My sister is seriously handicapping her 20 something kids - controlling and suffocating her kids - yet she does not see it for what it is. Her 26 year old daughter has never been on a date yet longs for a boyfriend. She is educated yet jobless - lives with her parents - calls them Mama and Daddy on FB where they call her Sweetie, Honey etc on FB. My daughter (same age) would unfriend me if I was so condescending to her. She spends her time pining over teen boy bands and wishing for the life she wants. But she does not get out there and make it happen. It makes me crazy but she does not want to see it for what it is.
Sorry for the hijack, Mish. Just trying to make a point. Not saying this is how you treat Marc. Just saying that it's important to encourage our kids to live life to its fullest potential.