Dear Queenie,
Our son is away at college and he doesn’t keep in touch with us. He even moved out of his dormitory and in with a friend and the only way we found out was when the birthday check we sent him came back marked ”Not at this address.”
I called his cell phone and asked him for his new address and he only gave it to me when I explained we had a check to send him, which he never let us know he had received it or thanked us for it, although I guess he got it because it didn’t come back to us.
Queenie, don’t we have a right to know where he is living or is he only interested in us when he wants money?—Angry parent
Dear Angry parent,
Your son is asserting his independence (although apparently not financial independence), but he is behaving immaturely. At least he is still attending college (and hopefully getting fairly good grades) and apparently staying out of (serious) trouble.
Try to be patient with him. Hopefully he will grow up sooner than later
