I haven't anything useful to say (sorry), but I do understand how that might feel as I'm a parent too.

I hope your son benefits from this T.

Take care.

SB

Thanks SB

OOps, for a minute I thought you meant taking your "inner child" to therapy.
But, now that I realize it's your real life child, I do agree that it's a good idea so that he will not have those "inner child' problems so many of us are trying to deal with.

I've adopted two children - and the oldest sees a pdoc and t.

Initially he didn't want to go and I practically had to drag him there. I needed him to go - for MY sanity lol
But yeah. I felt like - wait - I still feel like a failure. That my love, my patience, my caring, my mothering isn't good enough. That it isn't even enough period.
And within the last year my biological oldest asked to see a t. Talk about pouring salt into an open wound. So he went for a few months and started going every other week and now once a month.
It stirred up all those awful feelings.

But really, there are times in our child's lives when their world IS all about us. And there are times in their lives that it's not about us at all.

I held onto the fact that my son was able to recognize and acknowledge he needed the added support, and was also able to come to me about it.

You're not a failure. And you're son is also comfortable enough to bring this to you.

Ninn, I agree with Lucy, I think it says volumes of wonderful things about your relationship with your son that he was comfortable bringing this to you and proactively seeking improvement.

I *never* would have been comfortable suggesting to my parents that I see a therapist. I admire both of you for this!

At the same time, I have kids too, and I think I can understand how it might feel weird, or even like a threat to my relationship with them. Parenting can be painful in so many ways, even as it's an awesome privilege. Hugs to you.

Lucy and HIC thank you so much for sharing!

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