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My son is going through what I call "that teenage syndrome." I'm trying to remember going through it myself and I do, but for some reason although I got through it, I can't seem to give him the right advice. I had no one to give me advice and granted, I wasn't the best kid in the world but I got through it. I remember feeling the way he is feeling right now and I give him the advice that I used for myself but it doesn't seem to be helping him. I am there for him when he needs to talk, I try to listen with an open mind and give advice as a mother and a friend but lately it doesn't seem to be making a difference or making him feel any better. My children are my world and to see them hurting, hurts me. We have always been so close but lately he has been pulling away a little bit and he has been doing things that are not his typical behavior. I know he is growing up and I don't expect him to be mama's little boy forever but I don't want him to be so confused and I almost want to say "depressed." I have no problem allowing him to grow up, and I allow him to do a lot on his own. Something is bothering him and I want to know what the hell it is, or if it is anything, or if it's just that overall teenage mood and behavior. I want so bad to "make it all better."
I am reading a book now called My Teenage Werewolf and it is based on a mother/daughter relationship but the premise is exactly the same. This is the age where teens seem to want to separate, to see who they are away from their parents. They want to spread their wings but they still want to come back to the nest.
ReplyDeleteThey say things they don't necessarily mean and then get upset they said it at all.
They need more sleep but get less sleep.
Their hormones are all over the place and they don't really know what is going on with themselves. They just can't place it!
Check out the site if you have a chance, she may have some good tips for getting through the rough patches.
http://www.myteenagewerewolf.com/