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Adult kids

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Kellie88 · 11/04/2021 23:02

Hello I’m a mother of four children ages from 21 to 13 who are all living at home at the moment due to lockdown so all together we are a family of 6 and I feel lonely it’s weird living with that many adults that do their own thing I’m feeling a little like a spare part as not as needed as when they were little my mother thinks it’s the start of empty nest syndrome or is it just normal as we have always encouraged them to be independent

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FortunesFave · 11/04/2021 23:21

13 isn't an adult! I have a 13 year old and a 16 year old and they both still need a lot of parenting. Don't you spend time with the younger ones?

lljkk · 12/04/2021 22:12

Mine span the same age ranges. No spare part feelings. I am happy to leave them to it, tbh. Blush

I offer to do stuff with them or invite them to activities they like (cooking, chopping, journey to & from work, runs to the chippy)

Kellie88 · 12/04/2021 22:40

Didn’t say 13 was an adult I said living with that many adults it’s changed the dynamics of my household I’m not use to having that much free time I do try to spend time with all of them we all have busy schedules I do still parent my children thank you for your useless comments I think it’s just the baby growing up and I was not ready for it

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FortunesFave · 13/04/2021 01:16

@Kellie88

Didn’t say 13 was an adult I said living with that many adults it’s changed the dynamics of my household I’m not use to having that much free time I do try to spend time with all of them we all have busy schedules I do still parent my children thank you for your useless comments I think it’s just the baby growing up and I was not ready for it
Your title was "Adult Kids" and then you mentioned you have a 13 year old.

So it's odd.

Your snippy "Thank you for your useless comments" just shows how petty and odd you are really.

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