My "kids" are 28 and 31.
Whenever I go anywhere that my mom knows about, she always says, "Call when you get there and let me know you arrived safely." Sometimes I remember to do this, but most of the time I don't. So last night I talked to her:
Did K get home from Alabama okay?
I'm sure she did.
Did she call you?
Nope.
Well how do you know she got in okay?
Beeeeecause I'd have heard by now if she didn't?
I'm not the kind of mom who wants my adult offspring to check in with me. Until I hear different, I assume they're fine. Occasionally I throw it out - "Call when you get there so I know you're safe." And they ignore me because they know I don't really mean it. I speak to them regularly, a couple times a week, so it's not like I won't hear from them at some point.
So do you do that, want your adult kids to call you when they get to a destination? Not like if they're local, but if they're on a trip somewhere? Is it just me who is fairly hands off with my adults?
Whenever I go anywhere that my mom knows about, she always says, "Call when you get there and let me know you arrived safely." Sometimes I remember to do this, but most of the time I don't. So last night I talked to her:
Did K get home from Alabama okay?
I'm sure she did.
Did she call you?
Nope.
Well how do you know she got in okay?
Beeeeecause I'd have heard by now if she didn't?
I'm not the kind of mom who wants my adult offspring to check in with me. Until I hear different, I assume they're fine. Occasionally I throw it out - "Call when you get there so I know you're safe." And they ignore me because they know I don't really mean it. I speak to them regularly, a couple times a week, so it's not like I won't hear from them at some point.
So do you do that, want your adult kids to call you when they get to a destination? Not like if they're local, but if they're on a trip somewhere? Is it just me who is fairly hands off with my adults?