Hugs, Laura. Parenting is not for the faint of heart.
I miss Oz. He'd get it. He wouldn't say anything, but he'd get it.
Xander ,'Get It Done'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
WindSparrow - Jan 19, 2015 12:13:26 pm PST #15918 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
meara - Jan 19, 2015 12:21:05 pm PST #15919 of 30002
Wow, Laura, he'd rather sleep outside? I mean, I guess it's Florida, but still! Eesh. Sounds like there's not a lot you can do. That's so tough.
Hil R. - Jan 19, 2015 12:29:25 pm PST #15920 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Laura, if it helps you feel any more optimistic, I have a cousin who was in a pretty similar place at that age, and now (in his mid-thirties), he's gotten a degree in computer security from a community college and is working at a really good company, being one of the people who tries to break into computer networks in order to show where the vulnerabilities are, so that they can be fixed. (And he's earning more than twice what I am.)
Connie Neil - Jan 19, 2015 12:37:59 pm PST #15921 of 30002
brillig
I've never understood people with wandering souls--though it sounds like he's not wandering that much. I need a place where I can put my back to a wall and lock the door when need be.
beth b - Jan 19, 2015 12:59:40 pm PST #15922 of 30002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
laura, best of luck with your son
I see a lot of that side at the library. keep the communication open, but the lines firm
beth b - Jan 19, 2015 1:00:39 pm PST #15923 of 30002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I forgot ...jello, jello, jello!
Zenkitty - Jan 19, 2015 1:11:45 pm PST #15924 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Good luck with your prodigal son, Laura. You've got to believe he'll get back on track eventually. He's a good person.
EpicTangent - Jan 19, 2015 1:16:06 pm PST #15925 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Guys, I feel the need to share my secret shame with you...Oh, BTW, Hi, Everybody!...so, yeah, secret shame. I was listening to NPR this morning and a Dr being interviewed pronounces a word basically the way it's spelled, instead of correctly. I'm embarrassed for the guy and think how humiliating that would be to mispronounce a word in front of however-many listeners on the radio. So when I get to work I look it up on Dictionary.com, trying to give him the benefit of the doubt, thinking maybe it's an alternate pronunciation. And it turns out he pronounced it correctly...AND I'VE BEEN SAYING IT WRONG! Who knows how many times (probably not that many, it's not that common a word) over how many years! THE SHAME! Do not forsake me, fellow Word Lovers!
EpicTangent - Jan 19, 2015 1:18:28 pm PST #15926 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
...And deserving of a separate post, much ~ma for your Mom, Callaluna.
Laura, that does sound hard. I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this, but it does sound like you're handling it the best way you can. {{Laura}}
Connie Neil - Jan 19, 2015 1:24:16 pm PST #15927 of 30002
brillig
So what's the word??