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[quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry, OP, and feel for you. I don't really have any good advice but I will say, please don't beat yourself up for letting your tween and teen hang out and do what they want, or for not being more involved in their schooling. There are plenty of us here old enough to remember growing up in exactly that sort of environment. My dad worked very, very long hours when I was young and passed away when I was in high school, and my mom was very involved in sports and activities of her own with her own friends. My sister and I definitely spent our middle and high school years pretty unfettered, watching whatever we wanted on TV for as long as we wanted, playing endless hours of video games (so, so much Tetris and Mario Bros...my brain basically still shows me everything set in 8 bit pixels, haha), getting our own meals, etc. Back then parents were not nearly so into their kids schoolwork/sports as a general rule; it was more like, "you need to catch a ride with so-and-so if you want to play in that game because I can't drive you." We are now both perfectly happy, healthy, well-adjusted and functional adults and have a great relationship with each other and our mom - and I'm so happy especially now we've moved out that my mom DOES have a thriving social life and always has, it's keeping her young and happy herself. Hang in there. [/quote]

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