Buttons -- It just tells me you've been a really great mom and your son
appreciates it. I say keep up the good work.

nice lex... ty!!

Why would you think that's strange?

Seee Buttons those boys know who will always be there for them just as
you have been there for him hey just admit it he loves his mom very much

could play a role Txs I have not doen any research so I cannot say for
sure

Well fedman I can only speak for experience not what research will tell
you some times in life we must just go by what we have learned and hope
like hell sometimes we are right.

boys love our mommies. he's perfectly normal. be supportive. if his
visits are starting to interfere with your life and needs, then talk to
him about it sensitively. he loves you, and he should be willing to sit
down with you and come up with a compromise.

update: talked to son yesterday.. he decided he wanted to stay
home with his dog but im getting him this afternoon for a several
hours guess his neighbor was gone that babysits the dog
hey,, maybe hes going to be a good parent hope not anytime too
soon

If his parenting ends up being anything like yours, he'll be an A+ .
Be proud of what you've done, there are a lot of parents who wish they
could have that kind of connection with their kid.

amd morebass .. what a great <kid> u are! how nice it would be to be
your mom and get a copy of this thread for mothersday!

tks lex funny thing 4 yrs ago i went to the pound.. found a dog
i liked .was already adopted then thye bring me this 1/2 lab out gal
says this is the dog for u i think.. well i adopted an abused dog. Ie:
rubberband was just removed from her neck embeded 1/4 inch..took her
pups away day before.. fixed her. long story short.. she was hello! for
the first 2 yrs! i a few times wanted to bring her back...well here she
still sits aside me best dog i could ever have. cause i had the
patience..guess u could say i learned that from my son

I'm 49 and call my mother every weekend to check up and check in on her
he'll be fine. The hardest and easiest thing I've ever had to be was and
is a parent, and most rewarding. I'd say it's normal buttons

be so thankful he needs you now...one day he might not...he just misses
you thats all

tonya