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• You sound as though you have always been very close to your son, and used to having him confide in you. My sons are now 24 and 26 and I can empathize with you. But 28 really is grown up. And he's done well, he is financially not dependent on you I
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• Great parenting on your mother's part moral support is always     financial support has to stop at some point in their life. I wish I had stopped sooner. I wished had made accountable sooner. But allas now has it right for himself
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• Well you are not in a rare situation here even with the advanced birth control methods we have today. Too late to lament about what might have been or could have been. The fact is that you are going to have a grandchild and he is going to be a daddy
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• I would say don't burn any bridges even if you have to keep your lips zipped at times. When she dumps him he may need your moral support. Just make the financial situation clear now, that you won't be footing any bills. I remember going home at 19
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• I like doing a warm filling for my wraps, and small, firm leaves are good for bite-sized ones. I will lightly stir fry veg with enough teriyaki sauce (no oils!) to give a bit of flavour, keep in fridge and then reheat after the next day's work for a
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