My son - he's 26 going on 12. He has issues... on SSI from when he was little with ADHD but mental issues are way past that now, likely schisoaffective etc. but yeah, he's fun to live with - not.

We are the picture of codependency and I hate it. Sure we have good times, share a strange sense of humor and I do love him - and know he loves me, but then there are times like last night when I would gladly walk out the door and never see him again without any regret.

He triggers me when he acts like that 12 yr. old, almost to the point where (and last night he did) he sticks his fingers in his ears and goes "la la la I'm not listening". He's so damn smart and I abhor when ignorance wins out over intelligence in anyone, and when I see it manifest to that degree in him I feel like it is equally manifested in me because I have to - at least in the moment - put up with it. Add to the fact that it's all too easy for me to get suckered into that petty behavior and try to override it by pointing out how I'm not trying to win any arguement but -am- justified in what I'm saying... he doesn't want to hear it, la la la....

Honestly, if he -wasn't- the spawn of my uterus, he's the kind of person I would - and often do - loathe.