Good ol' Granny

So we had my granny over for dinner last night. Afterwards I dropped her home.

Granny: "I feel sorry for SS."

Me: "Why?"

Granny: "How old is he again?"

Me: "13, soon to be 14."

Granny: "Hmmm...Why does he act like a 7-year-old?"

Me:

Granny: "It's not funny Drac0, I am very concerned. Does he have any friends at school?"

Me: "Believe it or not, he has a girlfriend."

Granny: "What does she see in him?"

Me: "You're better equipped to explain that to me."

Granny: "What makes you say that?"

Me: "You're a woman."

Granny: "You do realize I am 84 years old?"

Me: "Eh...I didn't mean...Well what I meant to say..."

Granny:interrupting "How about I just pray for him?"

Me: "Yeah...yeah sure...That works for me."

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LOL Nice! Nothing like an

LOL Nice! Nothing like an awkward convo with Grandma to lighten your mood

Oh my word....what does SS do

Oh my word....what does SS do in front of Granny for her to say that? Does DW see it at all?

To be honest, I am not sure

To be honest, I am not sure what it is that Grandma caught as I and DW were in the kitchen most of the evening preparing dinner while grandma, my folks and the kids were in the living room.

I'm starting to wonder if

I'm starting to wonder if this it's just the norm for kids whose bio parents have contentious relationships.

My husband's kids witnessed horrible physical and verbal fights (violence from BM) years before they decided to divorce. The kids seem much younger than they should. I think all of that damage stunted them developmentally. That combined with guilty parent syndrome, they get catered to WAY too much. They don't have the life skills my sisters and I had at their age.

Well in my SS's case, the

Well in my SS's case, the cause for his stunted maturity development is a direct cause of DW coddling him and nurturing him far longer than she should have (a direct result of guilty parenting). The only time DW woke up to realize this was when SS was around 10. We were outside shoveling snow and SS was having a whale of a time playing in the freshly fallen snow "Mommy!!!! LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT THIS! Mommy! Mommy! Mommyyyyyyyy!". DW was humouring him the whole time. I don't know why she never told him "SS I am busy trying to shovel the driveway right now. After I am finished, THEN I will play with you." Heck I don't know why she didn't get him to help out but anyways..., because DW dared not make SS upset, she allowed SS to constantly interrupt her, making this chore much longer than it should have been.

Well, the neighbor's kid (who was 5 at the time) comes out to play. He sees SS and approached him wanting to play too. I kid you not, SS ran away and hid in the backyard! Imagine a 10-year-old running away is abject horror from a 5-year-old! Oh man did I laugh. DW was embarrassed, but that is when realization finally hit her. SS's mental and social development is stunted. Oh well, with SS out of sight and out of mind, DW and I were able to continue shovelling the snow uninterrupted. Once SS called "Moooooom? Come here...." DW shouted back "No. YOU! COME! HERE!", except SS didn't come here because there was a mean vicious 5-year-old present

Even now SS routinely interrupts DW and plays the "I'm-so-helpless" card. Just this morning, when DW went to wake him up, SS asked her if she could pick out his clothes for him to wear.

I love your granny! "Why does

I love your granny!

"Why does he act like a 7-year-old?"

You could ask the same of my SS14. The other night he was having a conversation with himself in two different voices.

"I am (favorite cartoon/video game character."

"You are? Oh, you are!" Time to die!"

"No, don't kill me!"

You know how some factories

You know how some factories have that work safety log sign? It's been 32 days since there has been a job-related accident. I was thinking of doing something like that for SS. It's been 32 hours since SS cried

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