i have zero parenting advise to share, as you know, my womb is still in it's original packaging, so anything i say here, feel free to toss out the window. would any type of occupational therapy and/or counseling help? a tutor? can he join any clubs or extracurricular activities at school to get him more involved with peers?
junkie crackwhore is the new black. work it babe!!!
please to be sending some autumn thisaway. i am sick to death of 100 degree weather. SICK TO DEATH!!!
dude, if your womb is in the original packaging, that's like new in box! stuff in nib condition always sells for more on ebay. *nod * <-------------- proof i've spent too much on ebay.
he does have ot at school. counseling might be a good idea. the problem with activities is he takes SO LONG to do his homework, he wouldn't really have time.
junkie crackwhore is the new black. work it babe!!!
stuff in nib condition always sells for more on ebay.
good to know my body would fetch top dollar in the medical black market.
he does have ot at school. counseling might be a good idea. the problem with activities is he takes SO LONG to do his homework, he wouldn't really have time.
maybe something just one day a week or on weekends?
OK, here's what I think, bearing in mind that I have zero experience either being a boy, or raising one:
I think that as long as TK seems happy, that's OK. I also think that if he wasn't happy, you would know, because he's not exactly shy about how he feels. I get why you're worried about high school, but I'm not sure there's a lot you can do except let him go there and deal with it when the time comes. To me, although TK does act younger than his age, he seems pretty emotionally strong and resourceful, and the fact that he's happy with who he is and with being on his own is going to stand him in excellent stead for life (and I'm not saying that because I think he'll be alone -- I'm saying that because in my experience, people who are happy being alone find life easier than people who aren't). And if he has trouble in high school, those traits will be useful then, too.
You know what I also think? I think a lot of how independent TK is is down to what a brilliant, supportive and loving mother you are. ♥
One of the very worst things about being a parent is that you can't make your kid's friends for them and you can't sort school out for them - and that's what we all want to do. We just want them to be happy and it breaks our heart when they're not.
Your boy sounds lovely and he sounds loved. He'll be fine.
I've never been a parent, but I have been a miserable, unpopular kid, and from that point of view, it sounds like you're doing a fine job. My mom and I had our fights (although I can't remember what about, and I regret every hurtful thing I ever said to her; I've told her as much) but in the end I knew she was there for me, and once I hit grown-up-hood, we actually became really good friends.
On the other hand, my dad was known to say occasionally, "Why can't you go hang out with other kids more? Why can't you be popular like X?" which always made me feel shitty. As long as you avoid that, you should be good. ("Why can't/don't you __?" questions are just a generally bad idea, I suspect. No good can come of them.)
And dude, I just turned 30 and I still like cuddling and hugging my mom, so if that's what he feels like, go for it (I hear he'll probably go through a boy "hugging moms is weird" phase or something similar come puberty, so I'd say, get it while the gettin's good).
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i have zero parenting advise to share, as you know, my womb is still in it's original packaging, so anything i say here, feel free to toss out the window. would any type of occupational therapy and/or counseling help? a tutor? can he join any clubs or extracurricular activities at school to get him more involved with peers?
junkie crackwhore is the new black. work it babe!!!
please to be sending some autumn thisaway. i am sick to death of 100 degree weather. SICK TO DEATH!!!
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dude, if your womb is in the original packaging, that's like new in box! stuff in nib condition always sells for more on ebay. *nod * <-------------- proof i've spent too much on ebay.
he does have ot at school. counseling might be a good idea. the problem with activities is he takes SO LONG to do his homework, he wouldn't really have time.
junkie crackwhore is the new black. work it babe!!!
*works it*
IT'S 70 HERE. HA HA.
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good to know my body would fetch top dollar in the medical black market.
he does have ot at school. counseling might be a good idea. the problem with activities is he takes SO LONG to do his homework, he wouldn't really have time.
maybe something just one day a week or on weekends?
*works it*
sexy!!!
IT'S 70 HERE. HA HA.
SHUT IT!!!!!!
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I think that as long as TK seems happy, that's OK. I also think that if he wasn't happy, you would know, because he's not exactly shy about how he feels. I get why you're worried about high school, but I'm not sure there's a lot you can do except let him go there and deal with it when the time comes. To me, although TK does act younger than his age, he seems pretty emotionally strong and resourceful, and the fact that he's happy with who he is and with being on his own is going to stand him in excellent stead for life (and I'm not saying that because I think he'll be alone -- I'm saying that because in my experience, people who are happy being alone find life easier than people who aren't). And if he has trouble in high school, those traits will be useful then, too.
You know what I also think? I think a lot of how independent TK is is down to what a brilliant, supportive and loving mother you are. ♥
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*whistles innocently*
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*clings*
thank you. i know i'm just overreacting and worrying over possibly nothing. it's just hard not to sometimes.
luckily, i plan to score more crack tonight so that will keep me occupied.
I ♥ U.
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Your boy sounds lovely and he sounds loved. He'll be fine.
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UNFAIR I SAY! *shakes fist*
Your boy sounds lovely and he sounds loved. He'll be fine.
thank you hon. *hugs*
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On the other hand, my dad was known to say occasionally, "Why can't you go hang out with other kids more? Why can't you be popular like X?" which always made me feel shitty. As long as you avoid that, you should be good. ("Why can't/don't you __?" questions are just a generally bad idea, I suspect. No good can come of them.)
And dude, I just turned 30 and I still like cuddling and hugging my mom, so if that's what he feels like, go for it (I hear he'll probably go through a boy "hugging moms is weird" phase or something similar come puberty, so I'd say, get it while the gettin's good).
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4. Word.
6. He is scary talented yet apparently also genuinely nice dude. Scary, usually that means that he's secret scientologist or something.
ps. Like your polls.:D
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