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How to Stop Enabling Without Abandoning Someone You Love

I have been supporting my adult son financially for three years since his breakdown and I am exhausted but afraid that stopping will make him homeless.

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Parental love faces the paradox that continued rescue may prevent the growth that comes from facing consequences.

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