Hi Ellie, I've taken to reading your thread because there's good thyroid info on it and wanted to respond to the S19 issue.
Is there any way to agree to talk to her but only if you can also email her parents and let them know about it? Perhaps you can explain to son that, although you are sympathetic to him as your child, you are also sympathetic to them as fellow parents and wouldn't feel right getting involved in the situation without their knowledge.
It's doubtful that he'll listen to any arguments concerning her being a minor; it sounds like he's already made an emotional bond with her. Hopefully her instability will get old and the whole thing will die out.
The lecture sounds fascinating! I just finished reading "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin which was written in 1959. I expected to be struck by how much has changed but I was actually struck by how much is the same. Excellent book.
