Support thread for parents of teenagers

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sallykate 16 Sep 9:46am, 16 Sep 2024 15,064 posts	0 sallykate I distracted myself yesterday by cooking dinner for friends
TeeBee 16 Sep 12:38pm, 16 Sep 2024 10,462 posts	0 TeeBee Always up for a Fetchie meetup. I lose my ds to university on Saturday.
Groundhog 17 Sep 2:27pm, 17 Sep 2024 6,443 posts	0 Groundhog @LindsD I told both our son and daughter that going away to uni is both a big change but also an opportunity to reinvent themselves.
LindsD 17 Sep 2:31pm, 17 Sep 2024 69,806 posts	0 LindsD True
Grast_girl 17 Sep 3:19pm, 17 Sep 2024 3,139 posts	0 Grast_girl And us academics will keep an eye out for them. The vast majority fly beautifully (even if there are a few missteps along the way). Most universities have pretty forgiving procedures nowadays (so much so that when I saw the rules for Medicine, I was appalled).
LindsD 17 Sep 10:01pm, 17 Sep 2024 69,807 posts	0 LindsD So true
Pothunter 23 Oct 9:28am, 23 Oct 2024 9,561 posts	0 Pothunter D1 is 18 today! Touch wood she’s had a good start to the new academic year. She’s repeating year 12 having missed so much last year. She’s coping well at the moment and enjoying it. Her weight is slowly coming up but she’s still very resistant to increasing consumption. Transition from CAMHS to Adults is a bit of a worry and she’s got it into her head that now she’s 18 she can legally refuse treatment. Technically right, but potentially a disaster. We’re emphasising that if she wants to be treated like an adult she’s got to behave like an adult…
TeeBee 23 Oct 2:18pm, 23 Oct 2024 10,503 posts	0 TeeBee Sounds stressful and hopeful in equal measure. Happy birthday D1.
Grast_girl 23 Oct 3:22pm, 23 Oct 2024 3,165 posts	0 Grast_girl I can see how that would be concerning pothunter, but weight going in the right direction is positive. How are all the empty nesters doing, have you all had a washing by visit now?
IdristheDragon 23 Oct 3:54pm, 23 Oct 2024 9,650 posts	0 IdristheDragon Both my offspring have been back - and both brought some washing with them!