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[quote=Anonymous]I won't force DS to come, but I will gently and lovingly try to coerce him to come along. Because if he agrees to come then I know time spent in the car with him then will be neutral or good. If I push for him to come and he really pushes back, I trust that he wants/needs the downtime at home/wants to be connected with friends during that time which is developmentally appropriate/etc. It’s all in service of a positive connection with my kid rather than enforcing (in my opinion rigid) expectations. If I do it on my own, I do it without resentment and just point out that he is lucky! Forced accompaniment on an errand doesn't create adulting skills imo. There are other skills that I push, like attending annual physicals and dentist appointments on his own once he had a license. [/quote]
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