Replies

What kind of mother would post a photo of her 13 year old son to her blog, accompanied by such a description, knowing perfectly well that her son's friends/classmates might be able to identify him? Once he is identified, his mother's words will haunt him for the rest of his life. Can't you just hear his classmates? "YOUR MOM THINKS YOU'RE A PSYCHO!"

Imagine the pressure of having to live with a mother who would say such things about you to the world. Imagine the pressure of having to please her.

Maybe he really is a basket case, but maybe not. We are only given her viewpoint.

I had a psychologist friend who specialized in troubled kids. He had come to the conclusion that most kids' psychological problems were caused by the parents. He said that he usually concluded that the parents, not the kids, were the ones really needing the therapy.

I could easily be wrong, but I suspect that she is locked in a psychological battle with her son, and this was just her latest escalation. Her blog is all about me, me, me, and this post about her son is all about "See what a long-suffering victim I am?" If she just wanted advice, she could have posted anonymously to many forums, including Free Republic. That is not what she did. She made damn sure that her son could be publicly identified. Despicable.

I hope that someone will intervene to get the kid out of that house ASAP and get him professional help. Even if dad has a few problems of his own, I hope he is encouraged or at least permitted to become MUCH more involved in his son's care.

(And yes, I could easily be wrong, and I know that in some of these cases there are no good answers.)