Our youngest won’t get a real job, and I want to kick him out of the nest.
Your husband doesn’t want your son to launch. Perhaps he fears that he will never come back, and your husband’s parenting days will be over, forcing him to face his own transition.
You should see “tough love” at this level as potentially tender and affirmative. You might have experienced this when you sent your son to kindergarten and then college. This is when parents handle their own anxiety in order to convey optimism and faith in their children: “You got this!” To enable the conversation with your husband – and also with your son – read, “Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most,” by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen .I’m intrigued to note how often people who are seeing therapists reach out to you for guidance.
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