Why We Are Leaving Our Son

It’s hard growing up, for us and him

Melissa Miles McCarter
3 min readFeb 6, 2023

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Photo by Tyler Nix on Unsplash

I have an internal conflict I’ve been very vocal about with my family. Instead of talking about it anymore, I have taken action. My husband and I are taking steps to leave my son.

Here’s the conflict – it’s internal because I can only control my response and action to it – but it’s really an interfamily conflict. My 22-year-old…

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