Teresa

I have to agree with Kalli. He sounds like a fairly normal sixteen year old boy to me. I would probably be encouraging the other children to be a little more social and physically active than they are...sitting around playing video games and watching television isn't good for them to do all the time.

As for the martial arts, if he wants to do training as a cage fighter, and you don't want to pay for that, sugggest that he get a job and then pay for it from his own money.

Traveling the world? I'd offer, if you can afford it, to give him a trip for the summer after he graduates from high school....something for him to look forward to and work towards. But I wouldn't think that going this summer would be a good idea.

All in all, though, it sounds like you have a pretty good son. Relax, let him be who he is, and get to know him without trying to mold him into who you expect him to be. He's already become pretty much who he's going to be, and he seems, from what you say, very comfortable with himself. That in itself is a HUGE accomplishment for a teenaged boy. Be proud of him, and let him KNOW that you are proud of him.

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