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When your kids do everything right but do not socialize is it still a big issue?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 670536" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>A dad - does he seem unhappy? Does he seem sad? Does he complain of being bored? Does HE seem to fret over his lack of a social life? If not...I really think he's fine. A lot of people just aren't social. Really, I think most of those people are okay. </p><p> </p><p>I have a Facebook friend who is very isolated. She complains about it. She talks about moving where her kids are so she can have company. She mentions that if she died, her pets would starve before anyone noticed. She can't join a sports team or get a job because she's disabled. She hasn't got a church because she's a witch. (That's not a comment on her personality - I mean it literally - she says she's a witch.) She's always talking about how bored she is. <em>She's</em> not okay.</p><p> </p><p>My own son whines that he's bored. He complains that no one wants to hang out with him. He comes over "just to have someone to talk to ... no one ever talks to me!" even though he lives in a house with three other people and could get a job and see people every day if he wanted. He believes that he has to have people around all the time. He HAS to have friends. He HAS to have a girlfriend. Otherwise he's miserable. <em>He's</em> not okay. </p><p> </p><p>But if your son has a job, maybe he gets enough social stimulation there? Maybe he simply doesn't feel like going out with a bunch of drunken idiots. Maybe he hasn't met a girl that has caught his eye. He's living his life...on his own. It may not be the most exciting life, but in my opinion, just because a person doesn't crave interaction as much as other people, doesn't mean there's something wrong with them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 670536, member: 17309"] A dad - does he seem unhappy? Does he seem sad? Does he complain of being bored? Does HE seem to fret over his lack of a social life? If not...I really think he's fine. A lot of people just aren't social. Really, I think most of those people are okay. I have a Facebook friend who is very isolated. She complains about it. She talks about moving where her kids are so she can have company. She mentions that if she died, her pets would starve before anyone noticed. She can't join a sports team or get a job because she's disabled. She hasn't got a church because she's a witch. (That's not a comment on her personality - I mean it literally - she says she's a witch.) She's always talking about how bored she is. [I]She's[/I] not okay. My own son whines that he's bored. He complains that no one wants to hang out with him. He comes over "just to have someone to talk to ... no one ever talks to me!" even though he lives in a house with three other people and could get a job and see people every day if he wanted. He believes that he has to have people around all the time. He HAS to have friends. He HAS to have a girlfriend. Otherwise he's miserable. [I]He's[/I] not okay. But if your son has a job, maybe he gets enough social stimulation there? Maybe he simply doesn't feel like going out with a bunch of drunken idiots. Maybe he hasn't met a girl that has caught his eye. He's living his life...on his own. It may not be the most exciting life, but in my opinion, just because a person doesn't crave interaction as much as other people, doesn't mean there's something wrong with them. [/QUOTE]
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