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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Free time when they aren't doing: homework, sports practice, required family time, anything else required  -  all . The answer is all.[/quote]

That's my ds too. Dh is very bothered by it. I also feel like it is SO much time, like aren't they tired of each other? But maybe it's normal.[/quote]

What do you want them to do instead?[/quote]

Hang out more with friends, relaxed alone a little...I worry that if the relationship ends ds will be very distraught and not know what to do.
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That’s probably likely, but it’s also developmentally normal. Young love is obsessive love because that’s how our brains work at that stage of life - we fixate to the neglect of all other things. We can be the same about music and sports and other hobbies when we are young.

For most kids it is a normal experience of growing up and is survivable- maybe with some scar tissue on the heart that makes us more sensible about love going forward.

Definitely keep paying attention, and be prepared to step in and help if your kid is more deeply affected. I’m sure you don’t need me to remind you about the ways obsessive teenaged love can go horribly wrong.[/quote]

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