Serenity, I am not a parent, but as a formerly rebellious teenager--and weren't we all--


YOU are not a failure. Your son is a human being, making his own decisions. Nothing in any of your posts demonstrate an inadequate parent. This has been a rough time, and your son is reacting to it.

Do what you need to do to feel safe. Let him take the consequences of his actions.

I send you all the love and peace I can.

Me: 44
Him: 42
Together: 23 years; never married
Bomb: August 1, 2009
Affair since May 2009
Walk away; no conversation; no process