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Dear Annie: My Son Lives with Me, but Won’t Talk to Me
A mother worries her quiet son, who has no friends and a limited diet, may be lonely before starting university in Salford next year, seeking low-pressure ways to connect.
- A mother wrote to Annie Lane, advice columnist, saying her son lives at home but has little interest in talking to her and plans to attend the University of Salford next year, which she is pleased about.
- He largely isolates at home and goes out during the day, the mother reports; she avoids probing, fearing it will confirm the lonely life she suspects, as teens often keep private lives.
- Domestic routines — solitary meals and specific snacks — underline the son's withdrawal; he stays in his room, cooking pan-fried sandwiches with air-fried breaded chicken, crisps, and biscuits, avoiding family meals.
- Annie Lane urged the mother to keep saying hi and leave the door open, recommending low-pressure invitations and help with university preparations, while warning to act if signs go beyond typical teen withdrawal.
- The columnist noted quiet doesn’t necessarily mean loneliness and a reserved son can be healthy; she said college at the University of Salford next year offers fresh social opportunities.
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Dear Annie: My son refuses to talk to me or join family meals
Dear Annie: My son lives at home, but he has no interest in talking to me. He doesn’t eat meals with me and my husband. He just stays in his room and comes downstairs to cook his own food, which is invariably a pan-fried sandwich, possibly with air-fried breaded chicken, followed by crisps and a packet of biscuits. It’s a shame. I’d love to have something to talk to him about, but he doesn’t show enthusiasm or a desire to connect.
Dear Annie: My son has shut me out of his life
Dear Annie: My son lives at home, but he has no interest in talking to me. He doesn’t eat meals with me and my husband. He just stays in his room and comes downstairs to cook his own food, which is invariably a pan-fried sandwich, possibly with air-fried breaded chicken, followed by crisps and a packet of biscuits. It’s a shame. I’d love to have something to talk to him about, but he doesn’t show enthusiasm or a desire to connect. He intends on …
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