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<blockquote data-quote="tishthedish" data-source="post: 656673" data-attributes="member: 17103"><p>Copa, </p><p>I have experienced the same with my elder son. He has the conspiracy theories, end of days etc. when unmedicated. I have a few responses...to get him off the track I say something to the effect of being so involved with a project, impending event, sick dog that I can't even entertain another thought. If it's a happy or big event like a new baby in the family, a surgery or someone going off to college sometimes he will pick up that vein and start asking questions. The other is to act completely uninformed.</p><p>Him: "Don't you realize what's going on in Syria?"</p><p>Me: No.</p><p>Him:"There's a civil war"</p><p>Me: Where is Syria?</p><p>Him "In the middle east. It's mayhem"</p><p>Me: What language do they speak?</p><p>Him: "Our leaders are funding the wrong side"</p><p>Me: I think one of my college professors was from Syria...wait, no, he was from Samoa. He had the most beautiful complexion. It was a philosophy class and it was supposed to be on contemporary issues but we ended up studying Plato's Republic. By the way, we are starting the dog a a new medicine, Betsy's expecting, Pat is going to Arizona State and Grandma is having her bunion removed.</p><p>You get my drift.</p><p></p><p>Common ground works too. I just out and out say, I can't even think of the outside world I miss your Grandpa so much. Let's talk about some favorite Grandpa memories.</p><p></p><p>My son's symptoms are transitory in nature. If he loses that symptom another will appear. It's like squeezing a balloon. The battle of the bulge. There's always a bulge somewhere.</p><p></p><p>I understand the impatience you feel. Generally I don't like to discuss things like that. Add to that no give and take and I can get frustrated too. I agree with Cedar. She's the sage in this department. Good luck and make a deal with yourself that after a phone call with him treat yourself to something...a cup of tea, a piece of chocolate, a game of solitaire on the computer. It may diffuse some of your angst.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tishthedish, post: 656673, member: 17103"] Copa, I have experienced the same with my elder son. He has the conspiracy theories, end of days etc. when unmedicated. I have a few responses...to get him off the track I say something to the effect of being so involved with a project, impending event, sick dog that I can't even entertain another thought. If it's a happy or big event like a new baby in the family, a surgery or someone going off to college sometimes he will pick up that vein and start asking questions. The other is to act completely uninformed. Him: "Don't you realize what's going on in Syria?" Me: No. Him:"There's a civil war" Me: Where is Syria? Him "In the middle east. It's mayhem" Me: What language do they speak? Him: "Our leaders are funding the wrong side" Me: I think one of my college professors was from Syria...wait, no, he was from Samoa. He had the most beautiful complexion. It was a philosophy class and it was supposed to be on contemporary issues but we ended up studying Plato's Republic. By the way, we are starting the dog a a new medicine, Betsy's expecting, Pat is going to Arizona State and Grandma is having her bunion removed. You get my drift. Common ground works too. I just out and out say, I can't even think of the outside world I miss your Grandpa so much. Let's talk about some favorite Grandpa memories. My son's symptoms are transitory in nature. If he loses that symptom another will appear. It's like squeezing a balloon. The battle of the bulge. There's always a bulge somewhere. I understand the impatience you feel. Generally I don't like to discuss things like that. Add to that no give and take and I can get frustrated too. I agree with Cedar. She's the sage in this department. Good luck and make a deal with yourself that after a phone call with him treat yourself to something...a cup of tea, a piece of chocolate, a game of solitaire on the computer. It may diffuse some of your angst. [/QUOTE]
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