- Share This Post
- Pin It
- 0
-
Sparkle (0)
I think I helped tonight. Time will tell if I am right.
Approximately 3 weeks ago Manchild announced that he had a girlfriend. This was good news for his Dad and I. He's 17 -- he ought to have a girlfriend. That said, based on the rapid way they became a couple, I didn't have expectations that this relationship would be counted in months rather than weeks.
Last weekend Manchild was at the mall with his dad. They ran into his girlfriend and her mother and aunt. Somehow this escalated into the girlfriend being forbidden from seeing or speaking of Manchild. Honestly it all seems quite unfair and I have to assume that there are issues in the background we don't know about.
Those background issues are irrelevant. What is relevant is that I have a lovesick teenager with a good heart sitting at home reduced to single syllable conversation. He does not know what to do.
We talked about his options. I helped him understand how to proceed if he wants to keep her in his life and gain the acceptance/blessing of her father.
I worry about what his day is going to be like tomorrow, But I'm pretty happy that I felt like I could help.
So, it's not all doom and gloom. Sometimes even the wickedstepmonster gets to do a nice thing.
