Archive - September 18, 2018

  He’s moody.  He’s all arms and legs.  His voice cracks uncontrollably. He eats like there’s no tomorrow.  And then tomorrow, he eats the same way. He doesn’t understand why he is sad. He alternately hates you and and needs to snuggle with you.   Sound familiar?   A pubertal boy drowns in a cesspool of changing emotions, feels self-conscious about his raging acne, and takes naps like he did when he was an infant.  (Not to mention he is nervous and confused about the changes in his body.)  And that’s the tip of the iceberg. The process is hard…