I've been thinking about you and Evan all day. And remembering another young boy, my cousin who was raised by his single mother who was later diagnosed as a schizophrenic. She changed their names and moved a lot, her family, our family, lost track of her. Later, when he was an adult he found us. I remember him saying that he had no idea she was mentally ill, she was his mother and he loved her. Her bizarre behavior was normal as far as he knew, with no one to tell him otherwise. But the pain, and sometimes the danger she put him through was absolutely horrible.
So, without getting all gooey and sentimental about it, Evan will get through this stronger and unbroken because you are honest with him, can give him the perspective he needs, be his stable rock in chaos. And it won't all be in finding the right words.
Thank you so much. We need all we can get right now.
I've been thinking about you and Evan all day. And remembering another young boy, my cousin who was raised by his single mother who was later diagnosed as a schizophrenic. She changed their names and moved a lot, her family, our family, lost track of her. Later, when he was an adult he found us. I remember him saying that he had no idea she was mentally ill, she was his mother and he loved her. Her bizarre behavior was normal as far as he knew, with no one to tell him otherwise. But the pain, and sometimes the danger she put him through was absolutely horrible.
So, without getting all gooey and sentimental about it, Evan will get through this stronger and unbroken because you are honest with him, can give him the perspective he needs, be his stable rock in chaos. And it won't all be in finding the right words.