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[quote=Anonymous]If we look at this through the “rings of support” perspective, I get the sense OP believes her son should be in one of her rings of support, pouring support in toward her and getting his own support from rings further out.  But those rings of support are supposed to be adults, not kids.  Kids do not belong in the rings of support.  Your son is at the center of his own crisis, and needs the adults around him to pour support inward while dumping outward.  And as his parent, you do belong in his rings of support.  I recognize this is hard for you right now and your emotional resources to provide support may be limited, but that’s also reality.  Can you expect him to help with chores around the house?  Yes.  Can you expect him to be your emotional support right now?  No.  If you need to bring in additional adult support, either directly for him or indirectly as support for you, then definitely do so.  But this situation needs to be handled with the recognition that he is not an adult, and putting adult expectations on him right now can be damaging. [/quote]

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