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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here again. DC still very active on sports team - on a varsity team and well integrated into the team - based on my observation of the sidelines at games but still struggles to find kids to eat with at lunch and doesn't do things on weekends IRL.  He does now have 1-2 kids he will sporadically play video games with on weekends, so that is an "improvement."  And he is certainly busy with sports practices but he never has actual social events to go to. No homecoming, no football games etc. I have absolutely hit a brick wall when I gently suggest inviting others to do things. I think he got rejected too many times and just decided to stop initiating and no one initiates with him.  But overall I think he is ok... He is still an upbeat kid and when he is home on weekends he is social with us, will ask us to watch movie or go grab food, etc.  I am really just very sad for him that he won't have had a typical high school experience of having friends.  That is something you never get back, and it's just sad.[/quote]

I get it OP but this is about you. Fortunately, he doesn't seem sad. He seems like a great kid who is doing what he likes with his time. He's also a kid who not only loves his family but likes his family which many posters will tell you is a real rarity among a lot of teens! It's really a blessing that he's still interested in doing social things with you. As others have pointed out being social looks different these days. You can still be a social kid while doing things online and at activities.[/quote]

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