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"Friends"...why is it so hard to get away from them?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 638473" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>Dear GM, don't feel bad. There's nothing to forgive. I had a good laugh with my husband at the thought of my son as the ringleader of his friends. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Really. lol </p><p> </p><p>My son is many things, most of them pretty awful these days, but he's a follower, not a leader, always has been. I don't believe half (75%?) of what he says to me, and my husband believes even less, but this one thing we're sure of. If my son wanted J-1 there, he would not have called and said, "J-1 wants me to ask if he can get a ride here and stay at the shelter. Please say no, because I don't want him here! What do I do? He'll get me in trouble and I'll get kicked out!" He would have said, "This is a good place for us because we can get jobs and earn some money, please can you get him?" </p><p> </p><p>I can't tell you how many times he's been let down by his "friends". He would take people here and there and they'd never come thru with gas money and he'd be broke and out of gas, he'd ask a favor and they'd refuse, though he'd done things for them over and over. Heck, the reason J-1 moved in with us was because my son asked us to do it. But when he'd take off, could he stay with J-1 for more than a night or two? Nope. The list goes on and on. </p><p> </p><p>His problem is he doesn't seem to be able to grow a backbone and stand up to these boys and say, "I'm done with you!" He's afraid of having nothing to do. He'd say, "They suck but they're the only friends I have." </p><p> </p><p>I agree, it's an odd situation. I hope he manages to get this sorted out. </p><p> </p><p>But you said nothing to apologize for. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 638473, member: 17309"] Dear GM, don't feel bad. There's nothing to forgive. I had a good laugh with my husband at the thought of my son as the ringleader of his friends. :) Really. lol My son is many things, most of them pretty awful these days, but he's a follower, not a leader, always has been. I don't believe half (75%?) of what he says to me, and my husband believes even less, but this one thing we're sure of. If my son wanted J-1 there, he would not have called and said, "J-1 wants me to ask if he can get a ride here and stay at the shelter. Please say no, because I don't want him here! What do I do? He'll get me in trouble and I'll get kicked out!" He would have said, "This is a good place for us because we can get jobs and earn some money, please can you get him?" I can't tell you how many times he's been let down by his "friends". He would take people here and there and they'd never come thru with gas money and he'd be broke and out of gas, he'd ask a favor and they'd refuse, though he'd done things for them over and over. Heck, the reason J-1 moved in with us was because my son asked us to do it. But when he'd take off, could he stay with J-1 for more than a night or two? Nope. The list goes on and on. His problem is he doesn't seem to be able to grow a backbone and stand up to these boys and say, "I'm done with you!" He's afraid of having nothing to do. He'd say, "They suck but they're the only friends I have." I agree, it's an odd situation. I hope he manages to get this sorted out. But you said nothing to apologize for. :) [/QUOTE]
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