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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I want my 6 year old to be less relied on me to do things for him( e.g. shower, put on clothing, flush toilet after use, clean up after himself etc) and be more independent growing up. [b]I have been telling him that when he turns 18, he will be kicked out of house and no longer living with us because he is no longer a child.[/b] He will either go to college (live in dorm) or go to work to earn for his living (live outside). He is more than welcome to visit us because here is always his home.

Don't worry, he is flooded with many love/attention and I still do a lot of things for him because it is a learning process.[b] I just want to let him know that mommy will die one day and he needs to grow up to learn to do things by himself. [/b]Once or twice a month, he would say that he will feel sad because there's only 12 years left before he is going to be kicked out. He would ask if I will give him some money before he leaves, or will he have a party before he leave home. I know some kids of his age help out at home and do some simple chores, and he always leave me a mess to clean up and complain/whine when I am not available that second to help him.

Do you tell your kid that at age 18, he/she is no longer a child but have to be independent on their own with minimum family support? Am I too mean to tell him the real fact ? DH tells me that he took student loan and moved far away from home to college when he turned age 18, and he never moved back to home even he works/lives at the same city as his parents. He visits his family, but he would not move back once he had a taste of privacy and freedom. [/quote]

This is definitely, 100%, a troll.  [/quote]

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