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I just got one of those dreaded messages from my son
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 686628" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>My oldest son was always very difficult with mental health issues too. He should have gone to college. He has a very high IQ (evident when you talk to him) yet just when he was started college he became very mentally ill, had to drop out and for a while was even on SSI.</p><p></p><p>He was very difficult at that time, including sometimes being mean to even my ex who was giving him free room and board.</p><p></p><p>My son decided he hated his life snd found a good psycologist. He started running. He got a job. He felt better. He got his first sales job. He EXCELS in sales. The money rolled in. Companies started recruiting for him. Today we usually get along, he has his own new house, car, every electronic existing a college level pay job and is a doting father to his adorable, smart son. He lives two states away.</p><p></p><p>I preferred this kind of success for my son than that he is close to me, although we are close. Distance wise he isnt, but he is independent and successful. He calls me every day. Sometimes twiceva day. Sometimes i dont want to talk so much. He never gets tired of talking.</p><p></p><p>I love my kids with all my heart and soul, but would not want any of them at home with me. I gave them roots to grow and wings to fly and I find it fun to see where they land; what they choose. This doesnt mean your vision forvyourbchild is wrong. Its different, thats all.</p><p></p><p>Trust me, I have a pang that my youngest Jumper is moving an hour away to be near school and to live with her boyfriend. I love the nights she spends here...but she is a very mature young woman now who needs to fly away and finish school and probably marry this boyfriend one day and be a cop and put her family before anyone else. She is the one im having the hardest letting go of. But I must. As I did those before her.</p><p></p><p>So it is fine to view things differently and nobody is right or wrong. We are just mothers. We all want to remain connected to our adult kids whether they live with us or elsewhere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 686628, member: 1550"] My oldest son was always very difficult with mental health issues too. He should have gone to college. He has a very high IQ (evident when you talk to him) yet just when he was started college he became very mentally ill, had to drop out and for a while was even on SSI. He was very difficult at that time, including sometimes being mean to even my ex who was giving him free room and board. My son decided he hated his life snd found a good psycologist. He started running. He got a job. He felt better. He got his first sales job. He EXCELS in sales. The money rolled in. Companies started recruiting for him. Today we usually get along, he has his own new house, car, every electronic existing a college level pay job and is a doting father to his adorable, smart son. He lives two states away. I preferred this kind of success for my son than that he is close to me, although we are close. Distance wise he isnt, but he is independent and successful. He calls me every day. Sometimes twiceva day. Sometimes i dont want to talk so much. He never gets tired of talking. I love my kids with all my heart and soul, but would not want any of them at home with me. I gave them roots to grow and wings to fly and I find it fun to see where they land; what they choose. This doesnt mean your vision forvyourbchild is wrong. Its different, thats all. Trust me, I have a pang that my youngest Jumper is moving an hour away to be near school and to live with her boyfriend. I love the nights she spends here...but she is a very mature young woman now who needs to fly away and finish school and probably marry this boyfriend one day and be a cop and put her family before anyone else. She is the one im having the hardest letting go of. But I must. As I did those before her. So it is fine to view things differently and nobody is right or wrong. We are just mothers. We all want to remain connected to our adult kids whether they live with us or elsewhere. [/QUOTE]
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