How scary it must be to not fully agree with his decisions, but still sit back. You're right in saying you can't control him... attempting to do that to a 19 year old could really backfire. But still. The worry.
I am sorry for the worry. It is tough to find the place between needing to protect them and "enough". Hope you find peace and sleep, in spite of the behavior.
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Daughter, sister, wife, mother, foster-parent blog writer, philosophy professor ... I am and have been many things. These days my identities as a teacher of bioethics and the daughter of a woman with Parkinson's and dementia lead me to agree with Peter Singer, "It's different when it's your mother."
How scary it must be to not fully agree with his decisions, but still sit back. You're right in saying you can't control him... attempting to do that to a 19 year old could really backfire. But still. The worry.
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