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Originally Posted by Always_Believe
I should have been more clear in my spew. My son said "I'm not leaving you to fend for yourself until you are back to work." When I told him he should stay where he is (at his dad's), he argued "I told you I wouldn't leave and I'm a man of my word." Because of that mindset, letting him "off the hook" is the only thing that removed his own feelings of guilt. My insistence he do what he needed to do for himself was not going to be enough.
Another clarification: I have 5 children. The son I'm referring to is #3, the daughter I'm referring to is #5. My son in the military (with baby #2 on the way) is #1. My son that passed was #2. #4 (also a daughter) lives in CO.
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That makes sense!
And I realize there are people that DO expect their children to take care of them. (The book/movie Like Water for Chocolate" is an excellent example of this.)