Re: Your Opinion ...

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I think it would be best if your son waits until the

next time around, and can attend with his dad. The

topics could be quite heavy for a 12 year old...and I

think it would be better if his dad was with him.

Just my humble opinion.

--- cward_ri <cward_ri@...> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,

> I'm in TN. I have a son with OCD. He is 12

> and has been

> relatively asymptomatic for 1 1/2 yrs and is on no

> meds. Here is my

> question ...

>

> When he was bad, he had thoughts of kissing both

> boys and girls,

> men/women it didn't matter. I dont' believe it was

> sexual in nature,

> but more of a fixation on lips - of which my brother

> in law with ocd

> also had the same thoughts (and is not gay).

>

> In my church, we have a satellite conference 2x year

> and one session

> is just for men. Well, my son is 12 and is

> officially old enough to

> attend these " men " meetings. My husband is out of

> town and so cannot

> attend with him, but my son really wants to go.

>

> Though most topics revolve around faith, living

> righteously, etc, a

> common topic is pornography (gently touched upon),

> which is okay but

> sometimes homosexuality is often discussed. Now,

> please understand I

> am not trying to offend anyone here - this is not

> about beliefs, but

> just the question at hand. Though my church teaches

> against

> homosexuality, it would not kill me if my son were

> gay (just so that

> is understood) but I don't want him obsessing about

> it. I guess I am

> more fearful because of the past thoughts about lips

> and kissing. He

> has crushes on girls in his class and it doesn't

> seem to be an issue,

> but, would you have faith in how well he is doing

> and let him attend,

> or would you be cautious and make him stay home?

>

> Thanks for any and all opinions!

> in TN

>

>

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