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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 689061" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>I've never asked my son this...because I expect the answer is, "nothing." He doesn't want to work. He doesn't want to study. He doesn't want to do anything. Or at least, he doesn't know. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I wish I had an answer. I don't know. I don't think so. I think, somewhere inside, he's MORE than this. I think that he will eventually find his way. Or maybe that's just hope, and maybe desperation, talking.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Mine can't. "Love me for who I am." has been his mantra since about age 16...and he means it literally. If you tell him his breath stinks because he doesn't brush his disgusting teeth, or to bathe, you aren't being accepting. Employers should hire him even if he looks like a homeless person, with ratty clothes and greasy, shaggy hair, because they should be able to look past that. </p><p></p><p>Idiot.</p><p></p><p>Is it stupidity? Is it naivety? Is it narcissism? </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I hope you and M did what he said, just ignore the tantrum like he didn't throw his peas on the floor. My fingers are crossed and you're in my thoughts today.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 689061, member: 17309"] I've never asked my son this...because I expect the answer is, "nothing." He doesn't want to work. He doesn't want to study. He doesn't want to do anything. Or at least, he doesn't know. I wish I had an answer. I don't know. I don't think so. I think, somewhere inside, he's MORE than this. I think that he will eventually find his way. Or maybe that's just hope, and maybe desperation, talking. Mine can't. "Love me for who I am." has been his mantra since about age 16...and he means it literally. If you tell him his breath stinks because he doesn't brush his disgusting teeth, or to bathe, you aren't being accepting. Employers should hire him even if he looks like a homeless person, with ratty clothes and greasy, shaggy hair, because they should be able to look past that. Idiot. Is it stupidity? Is it naivety? Is it narcissism? I hope you and M did what he said, just ignore the tantrum like he didn't throw his peas on the floor. My fingers are crossed and you're in my thoughts today. [/QUOTE]
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