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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son could do this at 6.  He woke to an alarm clock, got his breakfast, watched cartoons while he ate, knew to check the clock so he would go out to the bus at the right time, and gave the baby (1 yr old) a bottle in her crib before he left.  He would tell me he was leaving and give me a kiss goodbye.  I was usually still sleeping.

Today's kids don't do this kind of thing in elementary school because their parents think they can't or they think it's child abuse if you encourage such independence and self-reliance.

My kids are grown now and they turned out great, I'm very proud of both of them.[/quote]

:roll:  
This is just a tale of how kids can survive in abusive homes too. No, thanks for your self-oblivious horror story,    Not a parenting hack but parenting by a hack!

OP - please ignore this poster. You are a single mom and that has some challenges but you are not really asking how to get wolves to raise your child, are you?[/quote]

Right OP, just ignore this.  You wouldn't want your kids to grow up to be self-reliant, confident and independent.  That's abusive!  Just ignore the fact that my kids grew up learning how to do a multitude of things for themselves long before most parents (especially DCUM parents) think their kids can wipe their own butt.  Teach them they need you to do everything for them, that'll work![/quote]

Most kids get there eventually. Some get there with love, support and nurturing along the way (i.e., parenting) and others get there despite not having any of that. I prefer being the parent. I'm sure my kids will be self-reliant by the time they leave home.

Signed,
a former neglected child who picked up the least disgusting underwear off the floor to wear to school, where I sat staring at the clock, starving, waiting for lunch to roll around because I had no support getting out the door thus ate no breakfast.[/quote]

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