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Do you believe that 1 of the most important relationships a girl can have with a man is with her father?
Do you believe the best relationship a boy can have with a women is with his mother?
I think it is very important to have a good relationship with your parents as a child.
You?
A have a daughter. I would never leave her like some parents be leaving their child because they don’t want resonsibility or don’t want the kid.
I have my daughters name tatoo on my arm.
2.) Alcohol & Drugs-gloryfying teenage usage of both and 3.) Relationships-Dating between teens, and parent child relationship. THANK YOU!!! 
And it wasn’t just once. First of all, I have 2 moms, one is a lesbian, one is bi. They divorced when I was 1 or 2. Then one of them got together with another woman while the other got together with another man. My mom and the man divorced when I was 8 or 9, and my other mom and the woman divorced when I was 13 or 14. I’m 16 now, and my mom is currently with another woman. They don’t get along that well a lot of the time, and because of her track record, I see divorce in the future.
It’s giving me a really pessimistic idea of love and relationships. I had one relationship when I was 15, but the whole time I was only thinking about, what’s the point of a relationship if none of them last?
I know that marriage works for some couples. But there are so many who can’t make it work! Does anyone have any advice for me, I don’t want to feel like this forever!
I don’t go to church… I’m not sure how that’s relevant anyway.
And I wouldn’t say they were selfish. They fought all the time, and it was best for them to split up, trust me.
If your adult child, who is over the age of 30, married (no kids) and both are gainfully employed called you up and said "Hey, I haven’t seen you for a while. Let’s go out to dinner no Friday".
Would automatically assume that you were to pay, that they were inviting you out to dinner, or that you would split the bill?
Just curious as to how others’ parent/adult child relationships have developed.
I seperated with my ex last January and have 2 young children. I was faithfully married 10 years to ex. Divorce will be final next month. I met a great man 4.5 months ago and have started thinking about asking him to move in with me and children in 2 months… We spend so much time together it seems economical… Any words of wisdom? Sure wish there was a instruction manual on divorce and new relationships…
Thank you all for the great advice.
Writing a paper on the effects of divorce on children and having trouble finding specific data and statistics regarding the following areas
Ability to socialize and build effective relationships
Performance in school
Relation to poor self esteem.
Statistics should be compared to children of intact families.
I am not looking to cheat… just want to know if you can point me in the right direction… possible web sites with "specific data" and credible studies conducted.
Thank you in advance
I am referring more to parents who are planning on adopting a foster child as opposed to a foster family that does short term care.
I am contemplating single parent adoption someday but I am just trying to think things out first before going forward and I have already done so for many emotional and behavioral issues, and my family has adopted kids too starting when I was a teenager.
I am just trying to put myself in the shoes of a little boy who meets his potential future parent(s) and if it were me on the first visit I wouldn’t really want to talk about new rules and punishment and stuff like that.
So on one had I wouldn’t want him to think I am already planning on how he is going to be disciplined in which way and that is what our relationship will be about, but on the other hand I wouldn’t want him to get the idea that I would be just this fun friendly guy who is never going to punish him for anything and not have any strict rules about important things. So did you usually wait until the next visit when you start to settle into a relationship to get more into the complex parts of the parenting and child relationships, or did you have that discussion right away after you met for a day or two?
I just kind of want some ideas on how to establish the relationship that you are planning on having a parent-child relationship where you are going to have the pleasant moments of fun and quality time, but also the unpleasant moments of setting firm rules and carrying out punishment at the same time. I understand that a foster child has an emotionally difficult time adjusting to being allowed to do one thing with one family but not with the other, and getting a light consequence such as no video games for a few hours at one house, and a harsh punishment like being grounded for a week at another house. When we were doing adoption and foster care we had one child that we didn’t end up adopting because the relationship wasn’t working out with the conflicts he was having with the other children and their safety. The way he got punished at his foster home is he and the other kids would lose privileges for like 2 hours and earn them back, but when he started throwing a tantrum at our house and my mom grounded him for the whole day he was devastated because he wasn’t use to such punishment.
So any stories about how you came to common ground with your adopted children after first meeting would be appreciated.
Thanks Everyone.
Thank you Sunny, I actually have 2 dogs. I also have a parrot and five younger siblings which I frequently spend time with.
So with your response implying that I am some social isolated freak who is probably either trolling or lusting over children, your reading of me as a person and your theory on why I want to adopt a child has failed miserably. Next…
Sunny, that is exactly why I was asking a question like this… An emotionally damaged child still has to be disciplined the same as other children, and it is hard to adjust them to new rules and punishment but the question was only when to bring it up. Do you think this is the only question I’ve ever asked about adopting kids? I think you don’t really understand people by just reading one thing they’ve said on the internet assuming that it is all they think about because I only mentioned one specific aspect of child adoption into one detailed question.
Part of the reason this is something I think about the most is because I have already dealt with many children already so I know about things like spending quality time and understanding how to communicate with each of their emotional needs, etc. Being a family with children who were adopted I also know how the system works too so I don’t need to ask any questions about that, but adopting an older child isn’t really something
Tara that is why I asked when it is appropriate to bring it up. So there isn’t the issue of a child losing respect like you had. It doesn’t matter if discipline is 5%, 30%, 70%, or 100% of the responsibilities.
It was one question about one parental aspect. You’re acting like just because I only covered one topic in a question that is the only thing I think about. Quite the contrary, I’ve already discussed several different parenting topics on here as well as other websites.
I get what you’re saying Raven. I didn’t mean immediately when they walk in the door saying.. here are the rules and this will be your punishment for breaking them…. sort of thing.
But if you read you’ll see I am getting some different opinions about when to bring the topic of rules and discipline up. Some are saying the first visit, other are saying later on after you have known them for more that a few days, etc.
I am writing a speech on the effects of divorce on children. For my negative effects I have depression, academic problems, and long term problems with relationships. For my positive side I have that it is better for the parents to not be together so that the child doesn’t witness a lot of fighting and an unhealthy relationship, and also if the child is being abused by one of the parents. What could be a third positive effect?
Are you a young parent? An older parent? Or do you consider yourself a normal age to be raising a child? (whatever their age is)
Do people ever mistake you for a sister or a brother? Or maybe a grandmother or a grandfather?
How does this affect your relationships with other parents?
Can you not ask things from different angles so you get different perspectives? That’s a silly answer.