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When you're losing control of your almost-adult child

My daughter wants to move in with her boyfriend at 17 and I said no but she said she will do it anyway when she turns 18 and I realize I have no real power left.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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A parent confronts the painful transition from having authority over their child to having only influence, while fearing their child will make devastating choices.

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“Where Are You with Adolescence and the parent-teen relationship?”

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