Now I need to watch Silver Linings. I kinda caught it on one of those paid channel pre-view weekends and only saw the last half. I'm intrigued.
Teenagers are at that fun stage in life where they crave your attention AND their independence. I remember the whiplash I would get from having hugs and advice I initiated shrugged off with irritation, only to have them ask for help and a cuddle minutes later. Add in the anger and confusion of two people they love together parting ways...ultimate pain, confusion and anger bunnies being fed daily.
I agree to DB...not by LRT, but by giving some space and OFFERRING loving gestures (like a good, healthy dinner), caring words, interest in what he thinks about things. You may get nada back (independence in his mind), but it does plant a seed. "How was your day" or "what good things happened" are good, but also try mentioning a news event or something that happened at your work and asking what he thinks about it. He wants to be an adult, but also still wants to find the safety and security of still being your child. Your way of handling dinner and his (I'm going to just go ahead and say purposeful) assertion of "power" (tardiness and not eating much) by being patient and light was just good DBing. Keep it up!
Keep up the Friday Lawyer jokes, Wet. After my mediation Monday, I think both of my and H's Ls were walking, talking versions of two different jokes.
M-51 H-54 2D-27 and 25 M-26 yrs Bombshell and IHS 7-29-15 He moved out 10-3-15 D filed 1-27-16 D final 10-27-16
