God created man and woman. He intended for them to enter into marriage and procreate. We got that part right, but then something went horribly wrong...
I became part of the "1/2 of all marriages end in divorce"statistic. Yup, that's me. Never thought it would be but here I am. I'm 37 years old, divorced and I live with a teenage boy.
I posted that part yesterday, along with what I thought was a very cute story involving my son. However, when he found out I had told some friends he wasn't feeling well (and then telling them what was actually wrong with him), he was mortified. I tried to explain to him that everyone was just concerned about him, but the "problem" was private and in his eyes I had betrayed his trust. I had put his personal information on the internet and he was NOT happy.
So, after deleting my post on Facebook I quickly came here and deleted my first post. I figured if he didn't want friends to hear about his problem, he certainly wouldn't want complete strangers hearing about it too. So here is my second attempt at my first post.
He is still a child (whether he wants to admit it or not) and a simple health problem that everyone can get has completely embarrassed him. It really is nothing major, but to him it is. I need to respect his feelings and learn to ASK if I can broadcast his problems to the world before I actually do so. Come to think of it I wouldn't want him to share my problems with the world.
So, this has been a learning experience to say the least. I hope my son forgives me and I hope I can earn back that trust that is so precious. I want him to know that he can come to me in confidence whenever he has a problem.
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