Parenting? When do you hink it stops, if ever?

[lemonice]

Ex dh said 16 totally ridiculous but what do you think?

[snafu]

Never.

[compo]

never. my parents worry about all of us still and my eldest sibling is 40 this year!!

[Gobbledigook]

I think JT will probably say never

I think the intensity of it must ease but I guess you are always going to 'worry' about your kids whatever stage of life they are at, you may be giving advice and helping them out all the way through. I know my parents do - my life would be really quite different without them.

[marthamoo]

My Mum still frets about us - well, mostly my brother if I'm honest (he is a liability though). He's 32 and I'm 35. Afaic, you never stop being a parent - but at some point you have to take a back seat and let your children live their own lives/make their own mistakes.

[Gobbledigook]

SES, I just meant in terms of having to get up at the crack of dawn and your feet not touching the ground till bedtime like it is now

Different worries and concerns etc but at least a lie in in the mornings when they've all left home

[snafu]

GDG, you won't believe this but I was lying in bed last night trying to remember what your original talk name was It's been really bugging me!

[Gobbledigook]

Me too, I'm in a permanent state of exhaustion atm! My own bloody fault for getting pg 3 times in as many years

[Gobbledigook]

Were you!? Oh how bizarre to think someone was thinking about little old me! Mind you, I had a dream with Lou33 and Jampots in the other night! Sad or what?

Think of the person who is reknowned for her typing - I was another of her species!

[snafu]

oh, god, it's really on the tip of my tongue! fishy type...aaaaaargh...i know i know it!

[Gobbledigook]

PMSL!! Began with S and sounded a bit like a girls name.

[jampots]

GDG - what was I up to and did I look gorgeous???

[marthamoo]

I have dreamed about Cod, Aloha and motherinferior - though not all in the same dream.

[Gobbledigook]

Course you looked gorgeous - think we were out for a 'girls night out' following my 'WTF?' thread that got out of hand!

[jampots]

ah thats ok then

[JoolsToo]

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