460: Why Did Your Adopted Child Leave? | Feedback Friday
Jan 22, 2021
This discussion dives into the emotional complexities of an adoptive parent's experiences after their child leaves home at 18 for mental health reasons. It explores the delicate balance between respecting their child's wishes while still expressing unconditional love. The hosts also tackle a middle schooler's struggles with online learning during the pandemic, offering tips for upcoming challenges. They emphasize the importance of building authentic connections in a digital age and highlight overall strategies for resilience in personal and professional pursuits.
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Charlie Munger's Wisdom
Take a simple idea and take it seriously.
Apply this to things like exercise, saving money, or expressing gratitude.
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Supporting a Departing Child
Express your love and support to your son while respecting his boundaries.
Let him know you're there for him when he's ready to talk.
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Navigating School During a Pandemic
Explore alternative schooling options like community college if traditional school isn't working.
Advocate for your needs with school officials and your parents.
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When your adopted child turned 18, he immediately moved out without warning and wrote you a letter saying he left "for mental health reasons" -- and not to contact him. You're hurt, disappointed, and feel cut off; is there any way to respect his wishes while getting some clarity on why this happened and letting him know you're still unconditionally there for him? We'll tackle this and more here on Feedback Friday!
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Wisdom from Charlie Munger: Take a simple idea and take it seriously.
When your adopted child turned 18, he immediately moved out and wrote you a letter saying he left "for mental health reasons" -- and not to contact him. You're hurt, disappointed, and feel cut off; is there any way to respect his wishes while getting some clarity on why this happened?
You're a middle schooler who doesn't thrive with the lessened engagement of online courses, but you understandably don't feel safe going to the classroom in the middle of a pandemic. You've considered dropping out and attending a community college that offers courses for all ages and has much safer COVID-19 protocols, but you're not sure it's the right move. What would we do in your shoes?
You graduated law school to become a world-changing lawyer, but you've been diagnosed with a debilitating illness that makes this a difficult proposition now. You know there are positions with a work-life balance that would be more accommodating to your condition, but they're not generally world-changing. Where should you go from here?
A shady landlord is trying to sucker you into paying two months' rent against the terms of your very explicit lease, and it's having an adverse effect on your credit score. How can you legally get this creep off your back? [Thanks once again to our defense attorney friend Corbin Payne for helping us with this one!]
You and your fiancee want your relationship to be focused on you, not the image of the relationship you convey online. But how do you balance sharing life updates with your network to provide an engagement point for weak or dormant ties (as discussed in our free Six-Minute Networking course)?
Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!
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