To Annie, please: My sister expects me to spend time with her kid and his buddies. When they were younger, our sons, who are now in their early 20s, spent a lot of time together.
I adore her son, who has autism spectrum disorder and struggled with emotional control as a youngster and adolescent.
He has much more control over these problems now that he is a young adult, but regrettably, his friends do not completely understand this and frequently ignore him. She has texted me nasty things on multiple occasions because she is angry.Although I try my best to get my kid to include his nephew, I don’t think I have the right to make him hang out with him because of his age. My sister is furious with my son and me. Is there something I’m missing? Should I be doing anything more? — A depressed sister
To My Sad Sister: You’re correct that you can’t make your son include his cousin because he is an adult who makes his own decisions, but you can still explain to him why it’s crucial, as you did in this instance. There is always hope that he will learn the lesson as he matures and develops a broader perspective, even if he doesn’t do so now.
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