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<blockquote data-quote="Tanya M" data-source="post: 666344" data-attributes="member: 18516"><p>Welcome DA. I'm so sorry for what you are going through. I'm glad you found us.</p><p></p><p>Your son sound so much like my son, high intelligence paired with lack of common sense, the grandiose idea that all of us who work and live "responsible" lives are just stupid and blind to how the world really should be. Oh yes, I have heard this from my son many times.</p><p></p><p>Once they get it in their heads to think this way there is nothing we can do to persuade them otherwise. I found with my son the more I tried to "talk some sense into him" the tighter he held on to his beliefs.</p><p>I now know better than to engage into a debate with him. There is no winning as he constantly shifts gears and with his why's and how's and quoting from books he's read and talking circles he leaves my head spinning.</p><p></p><p>All you can do is continue your efforts to try and get him to go to therapy. He may be biding his time until he's 18 or as you said he may be trying to goad you into kicking him out.</p><p></p><p>I would also suggest that you start to prepare yourself that he will follow through with his desire to live off the grid. It was hard for me to accept this of my own son but ultimately it's what I had to do.</p><p></p><p>Keep posting, we are here for you and we care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tanya M, post: 666344, member: 18516"] Welcome DA. I'm so sorry for what you are going through. I'm glad you found us. Your son sound so much like my son, high intelligence paired with lack of common sense, the grandiose idea that all of us who work and live "responsible" lives are just stupid and blind to how the world really should be. Oh yes, I have heard this from my son many times. Once they get it in their heads to think this way there is nothing we can do to persuade them otherwise. I found with my son the more I tried to "talk some sense into him" the tighter he held on to his beliefs. I now know better than to engage into a debate with him. There is no winning as he constantly shifts gears and with his why's and how's and quoting from books he's read and talking circles he leaves my head spinning. All you can do is continue your efforts to try and get him to go to therapy. He may be biding his time until he's 18 or as you said he may be trying to goad you into kicking him out. I would also suggest that you start to prepare yourself that he will follow through with his desire to live off the grid. It was hard for me to accept this of my own son but ultimately it's what I had to do. Keep posting, we are here for you and we care. [/QUOTE]
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