Exactly. I have a little girl around Nolans age who has a medical condition stemming from being a preemie and in the future she's going to have a tough life. Of course she's my baby and I want to snuggle her forever and never let a bad thing happen to her, but realistically, I let her explore, I let her fall and pick herself back up, I let her cry and express her emotions and explore her feelings and deal with them. She climbs into my bed many nights but there are some nights where I gently take her back to bed and she's upset at first but she's ultimately fine. Nolan WILL need help but I don't think it's healthy to have a kid so dependent. They need to develop their self esteem and autonomy. You want them to thrive against all odds.ecf997 wrote:True, I feel like a lot of this stems from her inner pity and sympathy for Nolan. But I also feel like she isn't giving him enough credit? Like, he'll probably be fine with Aria and Gigi there. She's so dramatic about everything.I realize Nolan is going to have a tough life but she's not doing him any favors by not encouraging him to be independent.
I hope their adjustment is smooth but it'll be interesting for sure...
