Dear Connie:

His parents hurt him a lot, I figure, this is why he doesn’t visit them. It is not that he was born without “the capability to love, or show people his love”. All children love their parents (their present parents, that is, parents living with and taking care of the child), and all children naturally show their love to their parents. It is when a child gets hurt for a long time by a parent, that he or she stays away from the parent.

His behavior with you is congruent with him having been severely mistreated by his parents.

anita