14 YO son came home crying - won't talk to me - help!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 14 YO son (freshmen in high school) came home from school today and ran up to his room, crying. His older brother has no idea what happened. He won't talk to either me or his father.

He's a sensitive soul so it's not unheard of for him to get upset, but I feel different about this one. Advice on how to get him to open up to one of us?

Heartbreak? My son is also a sensitive soul and a girl broke his hear over and over. I felt so hopeless.

I would punch her in the face. Obvs kidding but between his sister and I, anyone who does DS wrong is in for some serious dirty looks. And since DD has bad judgment, probably some rumors will be started.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 14 YO son (freshmen in high school) came home from school today and ran up to his room, crying. His older brother has no idea what happened. He won't talk to either me or his father.

He's a sensitive soul so it's not unheard of for him to get upset, but I feel different about this one. Advice on how to get him to open up to one of us?

Heartbreak? My son is also a sensitive soul and a girl broke his hear over and over. I felt so hopeless.

I would punch her in the face. Obvs kidding but between his sister and I, anyone who does DS wrong is in for some serious dirty looks. And since DD has bad judgment, probably some rumors will be started.

PP- That's exactly how I felt, helpless and wishing to be a teen again. LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for the advice and sympathy! Gave him some space, served dinner a little later so he could have some additional space, bought his favorite dessert. He melted into my arms in a long hug and has pepped up. Didn’t share the specifics but hope he feels loved.

Aww that’s so nice! Tears in my eyes. This thread has taught me a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for the advice and sympathy! Gave him some space, served dinner a little later so he could have some additional space, bought his favorite dessert. He melted into my arms in a long hug and has pepped up. Didn’t share the specifics but hope he feels loved.

Aww that’s so nice! Tears in my eyes. This thread has taught me a lot.

That's perfect OP, you did the right thing and your son obviously felt the support. Beautiful!

By the way I'm topping this a bit after you started this, did you ever find out what's wrong?

[Anonymous]

Have him talk to his dad. This isn't a job for mom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have him talk to his dad. This isn't a job for mom.

Lol.

[Anonymous]

Big lol in our house, but dad is an aspie.
He doesn’t know what to say so 50/50 chance he’ll tell you to buck up, or be your biggest cheerleader and agree with whatever you say.