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Adult Child Issues

Hi Moms, When does an adult child, mine for instance he is 20 become responsible for their own choices?? My son who is 20 years old almost 21 lives with his dad my ex-husband. My ex is fed up with the way he doesn't work go to school or do anything productive. My ex is moving and doesn't want my son to move with him. Here is the prolbem, Now my ex seems to think it is my problem. My son hasn't live with me for 5 years! When is enough , enough!! I can't have him live with me, I'm remarried and have a 4 year old to take care of I don't...

Autism

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Seeking Advice on Autistic Adult Daughter and Her Hygiene

My autistic daughter is 32 and her hygiene could use some major improvements. She lives in her own place because of disability assistance. Whenever I go to visit each week its apparent she hasn't bathed because she's wearing the same clothes and she hasn't brushed her teeth either because her breath smells. It seems unless I physically bathe her, get her dressed, and brush her teeth it otherwise doesn't happen. I can yell at her for it but at that does is just make her mad and her ignore me. The dentist has yelled at her more times...