In today's Dear Annie column, Annie Lane has advice for a reader about how she should treat her adult son.
Dear Annie: My sister gets mad at me that I don’t force my son to hang out with hersWhile she can't force her son to hang out with his autistic cousin, Annie does advise her to impress upon him the importance of trying to do so.
My sister expects me to make my son and his friends spend time with her son. Our sons are in their early 20s and used to spend a lot of time together when they were younger. Her son, whom I love very much, is on the autism spectrum and had some emotional regulation issues as a child and teenager. Now, as a young adult, he has much better control over these issues, but sadly, his peers have not fully recognized this and often exclude him.
I do my best to encourage my son to include my nephew, but at his age, I feel it is not my place to force him to hang out with him. My sister is very angry with me and my son. Am I missing a solution? Is there more that I should be doing? -- Sad SisterYou’re right that you can’t force your son to include his cousin -- he’s an adult in charge of his own decisions -- but you can explain to him why it’s important, just as you did here.
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