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<blockquote data-quote="judi" data-source="post: 165831" data-attributes="member: 148"><p>I have started an answer several times. Here's what I say:</p><p></p><p>1. To my closest family (who know most of the story): I say that he is doing okay. </p><p>2. To acquaintances, I say he's working in another city. </p><p>3. To people who are just generally asking a general question: I just say he's okay.</p><p></p><p>As you can see, I don't go into details anymore. Our son has had "issues" (and that is the polite term) since he was 15 - he is now 23. Few people even ask anymore. That's the beauty of this whole deal, society wants the mentally ill to disappear so as the years wear on, few people even ask. </p><p></p><p>I don't mean to sound bitter because I'm really not: we still love our son deeply but things are the way they are. Spilling my guts to others won't change the situation, so I would rather just gloss over it and go on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="judi, post: 165831, member: 148"] I have started an answer several times. Here's what I say: 1. To my closest family (who know most of the story): I say that he is doing okay. 2. To acquaintances, I say he's working in another city. 3. To people who are just generally asking a general question: I just say he's okay. As you can see, I don't go into details anymore. Our son has had "issues" (and that is the polite term) since he was 15 - he is now 23. Few people even ask anymore. That's the beauty of this whole deal, society wants the mentally ill to disappear so as the years wear on, few people even ask. I don't mean to sound bitter because I'm really not: we still love our son deeply but things are the way they are. Spilling my guts to others won't change the situation, so I would rather just gloss over it and go on. [/QUOTE]
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