This thread is so sad.
I have four kids, all grown. They are all amazing adults and were incredible children. One of them was a big problem as a teenager, but if we hadn't been JW's, he wouldn't have been a problem at all. That fact makes me cringe when I look back.
Two of them were very neat, and kept their rooms in pristine shape..........one boy, one girl.
The other two boys were total slobs. One of them still is. The other shaped up when he got his own place.
I just think raising kids is a challenge. Accept them for being their own person, not an extension of you. Let them be who they are.
My middle son is 14-he's the quiet one-he's either on the computer or the Playstation at home-gets good grades in school. You know what they say about the silent ones though...I'm just waiting for something to hit the fan.
Our youngest one was just like that. He stayed quiet, and is now almost 27, and he still likes video games. He is in his last year of college, and still gets really good grades 3.85 GPA. He got married at 22 and they had a baby in March. Nothing ever hit the fan with him, other than a few emotional problems in high school because he was bullied. He got into Drama, and everything changed for the better for him. No one bullied him anymore...............the Drama teacher taught his class to be a team, a family, and look out for each other. Suddenly he had 25 advocates, and it was great.
