To ask you to also smile

[justsmileboy]

My DS aged 27 has had a shit 2 years, really fucking shit. Illness, redundancy, more illness.

We've had a dreadful week, last night the three of us, DH, Ds and me had a massive chat and melt down. We convinced him I think that his condition is not the end of the world despite being a. Very visual condition. Lots of tears but lots of thrashing out.

This evening he's watching tv in his room and he's actually

Laughed out loud.

It's a lovely sound.

It's made me smile

a good day. How lovely.

Lovely 😊 Great to hear him laugh out loud, hopefully things have turned a corner.

Thank you, it's the best Father's Day present the DH could ask for. I know that's tomorrow but you get what I mean.

Talking it out probably relieved masses of tension for him. Hugs to you all, it sounds very hard.

when my 13 y old finally got over a 3 and half year nervous/mental breakdown caused by school and was also agoraphobic,when he started laughing it i knew he was on the road to recovery.still took another 9 months but it was a start

i didnt hear him laugh in a least 3 years prior

@toriathet isn't it tough x

Aww, the sweetheart. Hope things look up for him.

Love the sound of happy laughter.

Smiling here.

Smiling here too, the sound of your kids being happy is bliss.

thats great news lets hope he has turned a corner and is ready to face the world again

Smiling is infectious ❤ thank you for the smile 😁

I absolutely am smiling.

Family life can throw even the strongest of units, curve balls, that can cut the legs from under you.

Your family sound like great survivors.

The very best of luck, especially to your darling son.

I'm so pleased for you & for him

Really happy for you op

I’ve been there too. Big smiles (and tears) for you all OP, I know exactly how you feel.

I love kids laughing, even grown up ones! I'm glad he's turned a corner!