They Are Trying To Ruin My Son's Self-esteem.

The Story

Hello, I decided to share here, about the constant reproach of people to me and my husband about our children, because I notice that there are a lot of interesting and useful opinions and advice. We learned a long time ago that we don't pay attention to what people say about us, but not about our children. I don't know if it's appropriate to use names, as the site is anonymous, so I'll try to avoid them. My eldest son is 27 years old, he lives outside UK with his friend. Yes, my son is gay, but this is him and we love him and are proud of him. The little one is 16, almost 17 years old. They both carry music in their blood and hearts, it has been their way of life since they were little. As they sang at home in front of the mirror, they suddenly began to win competitions, to appear on big stages, though not with their songs. The big one continued to develop his talent in France, and the little one here. A lot of the people here, however, I don't know, out of envy or pure malice, are constantly spitting at them. The main remark is that the little one is a fool. According to them, we pay for every competition in which he participates in order to push him to the top. If it weren't for us and our money, he wouldn't get anywhere. Every time he wins, when he achieves something, it is set. They are convinced that he lacks any talent, although some of the best musicians congratulate him and claim that he has a future on the music scene. Another thing that obviously worries them is that he smokes. They even tried to tell us. We are also against this, but when we caught him with a cigarette, we decided that it was better to decide for himself whether to continue with this vice or not. We explained to him that he was risking his health and his voice, but he is free to decide what he wants. We allowed him to get a tattoo, although we didn't really agree. We told him to think well, because this is an eternal thing, and he thought and decided to do it. From this act, people decided that we had left him to his own devices, that our responsibilities as parents ended with giving him money, buying him clothes and first place in competitions. They say that he does not go to school and that we pay the teachers to write sixes to him, which I find an insult to the teachers, to him and to us, because all we want from him is to study and he complies with this, and the teachers are really honest and good people. We aim to teach our son that not everything is bought with money, and in the meantime (according to them) we are trying to buy the world with our billions. I'm not usually moved by people's talk, but some people, be they children or adults, are trying to ruin my son's self-esteem. When he was young, he would come home crying because some of the older children were making fun of his brother's orientation or because they were stubbornly convincing him that he didn't have a drop of talent. With age, he stopped paying attention, or so it seemed. He stopped answering them and didn't show any concern, but how can I be sure he doesn't actually take it all in?

Last Updated
September 15, 2020
Author:
paolamark

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