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re: OT Parents: At what age did you start letting your kid stay home by themselves?
Posted on 8/12/23 at 6:22 pm to BluegrassBelle
Posted on 8/12/23 at 6:22 pm to BluegrassBelle
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She’s pretty awkward in that regard but smart, so I don’t think that’s the case. Plus she goes to school in the county her Mom lives in, so she doesn’t have any close friends here in short proximity.
It’s probably worth disclosing her Mom got upset two weekends ago when I started showing the kid how to cook with the stove (supervised). She claimed I’ve now shown her “how she can burn the house down”.
It sounds to me that you're in a no win situation. This is a helicopter mom to the full extent. Unfortunately this kid might end up depending on her parents to do everything for her until she's 30 since she's still being treated like an 8 year old. All the mom is doing is delaying her development into adulthood, but maybe that's what mom wants?
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Posted on 8/12/23 at 6:28 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
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It sounds to me that you're in a no win situation. This is a helicopter mom to the full extent. Unfortunately this kid might end up depending on her parents to do everything for her until she's 30 since she's still being treated like an 8 year old. All the mom is doing is delaying her development into adulthood, but maybe that's what mom wants?
That’s a fair question.
She oscillates between really hands off (100% will not confront the kid if she’s not doing something as asked) and being weirdly overprotective.
And I understand not wanting her home by herself at their house because they live out in the country where the nearest neighbor is down the road and cell service/internet is shite.
Like you, I’m afraid if she doesn’t learn some independence she’s either going to be codependent all of her life or she’ll wild out.
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