Anita,

Yes, he withdrew. Instead of eating dinner with us, he would play games on his computer or watch movies on his own. It became harder and harder to connect with him. My mother says that we’re so similar that we just clash and I can see that being true. My mom also took over raising me. She was the one I would go to for anything; to ask for permission to do anything, for advice, etc. He just seemed more interested in being on his computer than spending time with us. When we would speak, it would just turn into an argument. He is very sensitive and has a temper so he was hard to talk to about anything. I feel like even today I kind of resent him for that. He complains that I never really speak to him but I feel like thats his fault, not mine. He wasn’t really there for me growing up and now I feel like theres no connection between us so I don’t really know what to talk to him about.

Cass