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14 years old and this is normal behavior..NOT
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<blockquote data-quote="wakeupcall" data-source="post: 315572" data-attributes="member: 2287"><p>I sit up and listen when you talk (write), Marg. I'm going to get out The Explosive Child and reread it. You may be right in that I want him to be normal sooo badly that I may be reverting to treating him like he's a normal, bigger-than-me, 14 year old young man.....and he's not. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> I try really hard to remember that he's very immature....as his peers go off and leave him, physically, emotionally, and mentally. And because they ARE going off and leaving him, he's clinging to me when I think he needs to learn more independence. It feels like a vicious circle.</p><p></p><p>Too bad the world doesn't know how difficult this is...to have this handsome, handsome young man who is physically becoming an adult, but who has all these internal issues and we as their parents work years and years to make them the best they can be. Yes, my son is joined at my hip out of necessity most of the time, but often because he just wants his mommy.</p><p></p><p>Thank you so much for caring......all of you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wakeupcall, post: 315572, member: 2287"] I sit up and listen when you talk (write), Marg. I'm going to get out The Explosive Child and reread it. You may be right in that I want him to be normal sooo badly that I may be reverting to treating him like he's a normal, bigger-than-me, 14 year old young man.....and he's not. :( I try really hard to remember that he's very immature....as his peers go off and leave him, physically, emotionally, and mentally. And because they ARE going off and leaving him, he's clinging to me when I think he needs to learn more independence. It feels like a vicious circle. Too bad the world doesn't know how difficult this is...to have this handsome, handsome young man who is physically becoming an adult, but who has all these internal issues and we as their parents work years and years to make them the best they can be. Yes, my son is joined at my hip out of necessity most of the time, but often because he just wants his mommy. Thank you so much for caring......all of you. [/QUOTE]
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