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Originally Posted by travelguy
our children were supportive of whatever decision we were making; and that goes both ways as we raised them to make decisions on their own and for themselves. it is hard for me to believe that such families with such rigid interdependence exist.
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Maybe this is oversimplifying. There are many different factors, genetic makeups, and personalities that go into making up a family. We have one very independent child and one homebody. Their personalities are so different. Not that either had a problem with our moving, but I'm saying that you can't paint every family with the same brush. Just because someone's child can't let go doesn't make that family dynamic wrong or flawed, or indicate that someone didn't do a good job of raising their children to be independent. Everyone's personality is unique.