How do I support my teen son. His Dad is in Iraq. We live is SA and he is having a hard time adjusting?
My husband was unemployed for 18 months before leaving the country. He wanted a divorce but I think he was running away. He now only comes home every 3 months for 3 weeks. Things are getting better. Ryan has a trust issue now.
We live in South Africa.
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September 17th, 2010 at 5:40 am
You live in SA? As in Saudi Arabia? Which side is your husband fighting for (or is he fighting at all)?
Regardless, your son should have a trust issue with your husband, which can only be made up after he has come home to stay(whether in your family or not.) In the meantime fill the gap left in your lives by spending more time with your son. Don’t think you need to do the things that his father would do with him. Your not the father and your son will feel better with you not trying to assume that role but rather accentuating your own role and relationship with him. The more time he spends with you, the more he will learn to trust that you too will not be leaving him.