Posted by Toph on March 8, 2005, at 15:31:50
My first born, my son, acted out big time as an adolescent. Beaucoup lying, theft from work, drinking, speeding despite multiple tickets, chronic narcissistic pre-occupation with himself, sexual promiscuity and more lying. Other than that he was just perfect.
My daughter is more stoic. She is the one to defend her mom (my ex-wife) though she is repeatedly let down by her. My son had a series of girlfriends while my daughter has had a lone boyfriend (whom I am not fond of) for 4 years. As a child of about 8 she developed a fear that her mother would die (not entirely without basis as her mother became anorexic) so she could not sleep when she visited me. She is doing well in college but she has never acted out much like her brother. All of my conversations with her are superficial. I sometimes feel that she has replaced her family with that of her boyfriend. I kind of feel her slipping away.
There's a saying that it's the quiet ones that you have to look out for. Is this true?
Toph
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