heard from son

Glad to hear that he finally contacted you snowy. He may have been a little late in getting around to sending you your Birthday wishes but at least you know that he is thinking of you. Give him a few more years and he will get it right. Hope you had a good Birthday and hope this allows your heart to mend slightly.

Every time I hear this type of discussion it broke my heart. You see, I'm just like the son you are referring to here. I'm the only son the the youngest in the family so just imagine the love and affection showered to me by my mother. But when i got married, our communication tends to be less and less owing to the fact that we live a hundred miles apart. sometimes it will take a couple of months before I call her and most of the time i call she's not in the house and I don't know if she doesn't know my number because she don't call back. I don't know either if she likes my wife because we never discussed it. I was only able to visit her once in the last 7 years and talk to her just a couple of time between those times. Maybe she has already accepted the fact that i'm married and needs to take care of my own family now but i don't really know how she feels.

I'm glad he did send you something wishing you a happy birthday, even if it was just an e-mail. Maybe for a guy that is something. I, of course, have no children, but I never forget my parent's birthdays. However, my parents had girls. Guys are so different. Maybe sons are like that often?

My son has forgotten my birthday several times, but on the other hand when I told him yesterday that my transmission dropped and I had no car, he volunteered to give me his and he would get himself another car. He has a great heart and is a wonderful kid but sometimes he forgets. If this is the worse thing you ever have to deal with...you are lucky!

snowy, I don't know too much about your situation with your son but I wanted you to know that my husband and I have problems with his son who is 29. He is very selfish...completely self absorbed...and unless he needs something we don't see or hear from him. He lives five minutes away. He's very irresponsible and very immature, too. His behaviour upsets my husband alot...he wonders what he ever did to him to cause his to act this way...but I told him that it's not a reflection on him. If anything, the boy was spoiled since he's 9 years younger than his only sibling...a sister...and she treated him like a little king. You can't make your son into someone he's not so don't let him stress you out.

I haven't seen any of your other posts, but I would like to know the full story. I have heard serveral stories over the past few years where the kid's new wife doesn't like his mother so he cuts her out of his life, or the mother turns her child against their father. They are all sad situations. And if he was only two days late, at least you know he was thinking of you. My kids wish me happy birthday at some point during the week of my birthday, but they very rarely get the day right. Moms are their reminders of those things. So, please, let me know where to look up your older posts on this subject and I may be able to help better. Good luck!