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Annoyed at my uncle and difficult child cousin.
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 486376" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>He's becoming a difficult child, I believe, because of the parenting style he's being raised with. He tends to be introverted anyway, and now that he's in high school, it seems to be getting worse. And his parents don't do anything to get him involved with other people his age. I told my mom after I saw him at Thanksgiving that he seemed depressed. Didn't smile. Didn't seem happy to see his cousins. Preferred to just hang out in his room and do the video game thing -- which I get to a degree given his age and the fact that there were other kids his age wanting to hang out and play games with him. But something just seems off. </p><p></p><p>This isn't the first time he's opted out of a party because it didn't interest him. Part of me feels that's selfish on his part and indulgent on his parents' part. My three kids are the only relatives he has his age in the entire world -- and we only live 30 miles away, yet we only see him if we invite him over for a party (and he feels like going) or when we get together for Thanksgiving or Christmas. </p><p></p><p>And part of me also feels bad for difficult child 2 -- it's his birthday and we can't even get kids from school to come to this (just one) let alone the one male cousin his age.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 486376, member: 3444"] He's becoming a difficult child, I believe, because of the parenting style he's being raised with. He tends to be introverted anyway, and now that he's in high school, it seems to be getting worse. And his parents don't do anything to get him involved with other people his age. I told my mom after I saw him at Thanksgiving that he seemed depressed. Didn't smile. Didn't seem happy to see his cousins. Preferred to just hang out in his room and do the video game thing -- which I get to a degree given his age and the fact that there were other kids his age wanting to hang out and play games with him. But something just seems off. This isn't the first time he's opted out of a party because it didn't interest him. Part of me feels that's selfish on his part and indulgent on his parents' part. My three kids are the only relatives he has his age in the entire world -- and we only live 30 miles away, yet we only see him if we invite him over for a party (and he feels like going) or when we get together for Thanksgiving or Christmas. And part of me also feels bad for difficult child 2 -- it's his birthday and we can't even get kids from school to come to this (just one) let alone the one male cousin his age. [/QUOTE]
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