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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of you have a seriously sad and depressing view of family relationships.  Why have children if you cut them loose at 25? Do they stop being your children and needing love and support because they are grown up?  [/quote]

Um yes. [b]They stop needing love and support from their parents when they have spouses and children. [/b]
I had children to raise them. Through CHILDHOOD. [/quote]

So just out of curiosity, are there any lifelong relationships that have love and support? I find this view of family as floating islands breaking off of each other with each generation to be depressing and cold. My husband's family is like this and its hard for me to understand why people prefer this over the alternative of loving, warm and supportive across generations. I know that someone will respond about mettlesome mothers, boundaries, etc. but that's not the the same thing and doesn't have to be the case![/quote]

I totally agree, PP.  I think this is what the OP might be feeling (I know I do!).  I feel sad that my mom visits for a couple of hours a month and chooses to spend time with people outside of the family when she does have free time.  She loves my children, but it does feel like we are all drifting apart.  My kids have absolutely no relationship with my husband's family due to geography/lack of interest.  I was so close with my grandparents, so it seems strange that my children will only know this "floating island" kind of family.  [/quote]

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