tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103758876428147420.post5958324633142674297..comments2023-06-09T01:23:45.285+10:00Comments on Beyond My Picket Fence: Adult-ing is HardTracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07511855282323456046noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103758876428147420.post-43388201424876683502015-10-07T09:56:31.672+11:002015-10-07T09:56:31.672+11:00I hate when people tell us to let our kids sink or...I hate when people tell us to let our kids sink or swim. I know my son, he still needs some help, he is 4 hours away. Just doing laundry (after spending time this past summer teaching him), finding a bank near campus, using a credit card was hard for him. Now it is easy, but boy talking him through some experiences has been hard for both of us. CherylCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08951518413225271283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103758876428147420.post-67696638490463619912015-09-23T19:55:39.869+10:002015-09-23T19:55:39.869+10:00I was (almost) 17 when I left home to live interst...I was (almost) 17 when I left home to live interstate and start university, it was a big deal but at the same time I was ok with it, I knew my parents were only a phone call away. I suppose the hardest thing is that at that age every decision you have to make feels so big and important, you haven't yet realised that they aren't so big. #TeamIBOT Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719391520084162316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103758876428147420.post-64906977741726234382015-09-23T12:48:20.959+10:002015-09-23T12:48:20.959+10:00Wow, I hadn't thought about it, but being an a...Wow, I hadn't thought about it, but being an adult is hard! I struggled with lots of things once I finished school, and I think that probably that whole transition exacerbated it all.<br />I love that your girl wants to intern at the church. You've obviously done really well there. xxEssentiallyJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372695554793237026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103758876428147420.post-26021879169363417792015-09-23T10:02:05.389+10:002015-09-23T10:02:05.389+10:00Getting into college--and going to college--is so ...Getting into college--and going to college--is so different from when I was 18. Now it's a huge endeavor, and here in the states it costs an arm and a leg and a foot! Very hard to imagine asking Jack to just figure it out for himself. Good luck getting your young adults launched!<br /><br />xofrancesLeft-Handed Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103758876428147420.post-7296914838486944502015-09-22T17:14:55.191+10:002015-09-22T17:14:55.191+10:00I don't have kids but have a 19yr old niece wh...I don't have kids but have a 19yr old niece who's about to head off into the world on her own. She seems so young and unprepared. I headed away to Uni at 17 and lived away from my family ever since - though in my early Uni years I was at a college and had meals prepared for us and was surrounded by people my age who were also away from home. <br /><br />I think back now and am conscious that I was a naive 17yr old though suspect I really had no choice but to sink or swim when I left home. I was pretty much able to look after myself anyway (domestically) but it's probably the emotional resilience I struggled with this most and I suspect that hasn't changed for kids today.<br /><br />DebDebbishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305239848096384084noreply@blogger.com