Re: The teenage years
A friend of mine has a 14 year old son who really starting shutting out the rest of the family and got WAY moody.
Worried, and after a couple of tries at actually talking to him and getting "Nothing," she wrote him a letter. She explained that she loved him and wanted the best for him so she gets worried. She also told him that they never have to talk aloud about what was in the letter. She wrote about sex & drugs & growing up, etc. All very personal but not pushy.
He wrote back and actually shared some of his feelings. They have been writing back and forth for about 3 months now - NEVER talking aloud about what is in the letters - but at least connecting.
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