Hi Anne I'm also 14-year-old boy, turned 14 in February. I posted a message here 2 months ago, asking for advice on a relationship problem I have with my parents. Something very different from what happened between you and your son. I think males can't be loved. I saw one of the persons who replied to your post was Dorothy. She is a
very wise and nice woman, she helped me a lot. I read all those messages that were posted about what happened to you and your kids. I can tell your son Edward is a kind of nerd, likes to study a lot. I'm like that too. For some reason, nerds are usually sensitive people, and relationship problems hurt them bad. But nerds are not that bad, belive me. Being parent of a nerd may be a bit tricky, but is certainly not a punishment from God. So my advice to you, if you dont mind a complicated 14-year-old boy gives you advice, is to be careful with your nerd's feelings. Honestly, I think he didn't
like at all you posting to the world what he wrote to you and only you. Tell him you were so happy about what he wrote that you, impulsively, decided to share it with all the Internet. He'll like to hear that and Im sure it's true.
Since I'm a teen, you might expect I'll be really harsh on you. Some people, especially parents, usually think teens are monsters, but, unfortunately, the only way to avoid being a teen is to die before you turn 13. Not a good choice.
I think it's really cool you post your story asking for advice. Your kids know the old saying "Moms know best" is not exactly true. Fathers don't know best, either. But, though I'm a really, really complicated guy, I still belive that, in most cases, parents love best when it comes to their kids. Tell Edward that, no offense, but you're certainly
much better at loving you kids than he is at Excel spreadsheets. It's comforting for a kid to know that, though his or her parents don't know
best, thy do their best. I can tell you have 2 great kids and I can also tell they have a great mom. Charles
