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Originally Posted by Hellion
^maybe he was embarrassed about the conflic with his brother and thought having you talk to him about it might make it worse or more embarrassing. Or maybe to him it wouldn't be worth getting his brother talked to or penalized over it not sure how they get along but I know me and my siblings a lot of times sorted out things among ourselves and didn't bring parents into it but we also have gotten along pretty well.
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Thanks. That's kinda what I thought too. So how do I know when validation is actually needed as opposed to being meddlesome, you know? I don't want to miss something important to him & not be there when he needs me, but I don't want him to feel like I'm hovering & coddling too much either.