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Cristopher
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How to deal with single parents ?

My mom has been single parents to me, from 10 years age of mine...she had been very protective and caring to me providing me every kind of guidance and support both financially and emotionally from the time of my father's demise....But now when I am able enough to work out in the bigger world and pursue my higher studies outsides she is getting over possessive and emotional on my leaving the city...please suggest me what should I do to ease her up and make her sure that I will be always there for her....I don't want to hurt her..help me !!!

8 months ago

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Shahista S Ahmed | Aug 26 2011

To deal with a single mom can be a little differentexperience for you as being young does not mean that you always have to beunder the control of your elders even in case of your parents. It is verynormal that your mom is reacting to be very protective and caring for you. Theimportant thing is that you need to understand the situation and reactaccordingly so that you don’t hurt your mother's emotions and feel confident ofdoing whatever you want to do. For this you need to keep many things in mindand then react as per your understanding

· First of all most of the single parents really lovetheir child but because of their insecurities they can let their children flyon their own.

· You need to change your perception towards suchreactions and take them positively.

· When your parents are over controlling you, itis helpful for you to cope with the difficulties.

· If you have fear from your over controllingparents then you need to overcome your fears by imagination and visualizationto overcome them.

· It may also be possible that because of suchfears you may be in bad mental hygiene. To overcome these, you should try develop a good mental habits andavoid those bad habits which is not an easy task. This can be done by if you stopaccepting useless mental pattern and practice to think in a right direction.

· For this you need to be away from badenvironment and try to accept the situation in which you are and make a willthat you can make it possible and improve yourself.