Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Asperger teen independence; Darren's Response
Dear Mom,
I think you’re right. I find that more and more lately Dad’s “Because I said so” or “Because I’m Dad” really makes me mad. If Dad makes a decision regarding me, I want to know why. Even if I don’t understand the reason, I need to know that he has a good, well thought out reason, and isn’t just being mean. I sometimes will understand the reason and disagree with it, and that, apparently, is the whole reason Dad won’t tell me his reasons. And I hate that. I can’t have decisions made for me anymore. I need to know the reasons. Anyways, I think you’re right in that I need to get out in the world and do things in order to get experience in things I will be doing when I get out on my own.
Darren
I think you’re right. I find that more and more lately Dad’s “Because I said so” or “Because I’m Dad” really makes me mad. If Dad makes a decision regarding me, I want to know why. Even if I don’t understand the reason, I need to know that he has a good, well thought out reason, and isn’t just being mean. I sometimes will understand the reason and disagree with it, and that, apparently, is the whole reason Dad won’t tell me his reasons. And I hate that. I can’t have decisions made for me anymore. I need to know the reasons. Anyways, I think you’re right in that I need to get out in the world and do things in order to get experience in things I will be doing when I get out on my own.
Darren
