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For those who have little to no contact with difficult child?
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<blockquote data-quote="WhymeMom?" data-source="post: 43087" data-attributes="member: 53"><p>Yep, judi, I get those questions....especially difficult when our daughter is all positive, great job, promotions, finishing an MBA and then oh, what is your son doing?...</p><p></p><p>I usually say something like, Trying to figure out what he wants to be when he grows up....then, let the conversation move on to something else. Most of our friends don't even ask about him anymore...which saddens me, but I really don't know what else to say. He has tried a few college classes, so I sometimes mention that...not that I know he has passed or completed them, but it at least offers a little direction or hope for me. </p><p></p><p>I don't say what I really want to:"I'm thankful that he is employed and out of jail." That would really knock their socks off.....</p><p></p><p>We are working on our relationship with difficult child. He generally doesn't consult us on his decisions, but he is no longer in our home. We phone each other, about once a week and occasionally go out to lunch or dinner, our treat. That's about all we can handle at this point. I keep conversation light and don't preach, why waste my breathe? Usually he is in a pretty good mood, so I'm hoping his last jail time will truly be his "last."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WhymeMom?, post: 43087, member: 53"] Yep, judi, I get those questions....especially difficult when our daughter is all positive, great job, promotions, finishing an MBA and then oh, what is your son doing?... I usually say something like, Trying to figure out what he wants to be when he grows up....then, let the conversation move on to something else. Most of our friends don't even ask about him anymore...which saddens me, but I really don't know what else to say. He has tried a few college classes, so I sometimes mention that...not that I know he has passed or completed them, but it at least offers a little direction or hope for me. I don't say what I really want to:"I'm thankful that he is employed and out of jail." That would really knock their socks off..... We are working on our relationship with difficult child. He generally doesn't consult us on his decisions, but he is no longer in our home. We phone each other, about once a week and occasionally go out to lunch or dinner, our treat. That's about all we can handle at this point. I keep conversation light and don't preach, why waste my breathe? Usually he is in a pretty good mood, so I'm hoping his last jail time will truly be his "last." [/QUOTE]
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