My name is Jenna. Recently, I told my son he had 2 weeks to move out. You know, I was just very, very tired. He\u2019s 29, no job, no effort to change. I thought it was tough love but really necessary. To my surprise, he was quiet. That night, he said goodbye and left my house.A week later, I panicked when I got an email. He said he had been secretly saving up for months. He wasn\u2019t lazy like I believed. The whole time I thought he was out with friends, he was actually working.He didn\u2019t tell me because he wanted to surprise me with our first apartment and stop renting. He said that my ultimatum crushed him. He cut me off, saying I never believed in him when it mattered most. Now I don\u2019t know how to fix this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I love him with all my heart, but I thought he needed to grow up. I didn\u2019t know anything about his secret work. I feel like I betrayed him, and I\u2019m his mom. The one who needed to stand up for him in any situation. Please tell me what I do now.It\u2019s clear that you care about your son. Many parents face similar struggles when they feel their children aren\u2019t taking the necessary steps to become independent. You wanted him to learn responsibility, and sometimes that means pushing them out of their comfort zones. But it\u2019s also important to remember that everyone\u2019s journey to independence looks different, and sometimes the path isn\u2019t always what we expect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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