My teenage son(Ryan) will skip school and spend all day on the computer scrolling through social media, trolling forums, talking to strangers, and playing video games. I tried taking his computer away, but then he’ll runaway to the library and stay there for days just to be on the computer. It’s gotten so bad that sometimes he’ll use the bathroom in his room and won’t shower for days just so he can continue to play on his computer.
I talked to my husband multiple times in regards to this issue, but he doesn’t find anything wrong with it. He said I’m acting “neurotic” and it’s just my anxiety that’s making me feel this way. I told him that I think Ryan is a loser with no friends, and should join an after school club, but my husband disagreed because he thinks our son is preparing for a career in technology.
To get Ryan out of the house I told him to go to karaoke night with the neighbor kid. Apparently while Ryan was singing, the neighbor and his friends started booing and heckling him! Ryan was embarrassed and biked all the way home in the rain and stayed in his room for days refusing to talk to anyone.
I’m a surgeon so it’s hard for me to spend quality time with my family because I’m on call 24/7. Anytime I plan something with my family I always have to leave to go to work. There was a time on Ryan’s birthday I took him to the movies and during the previews I had to leave because of work, and he spent his birthday playing on the computer. I should’ve never taken this surgeon position because I had a great family life before as a bed cleaner! but I thought the extra money would bring us together, but it just brought more harm than good. What should I do to help him??
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