Just so worried for him. He doesn’t seem to have anything going on in his life or anything to look forward to.
He’s doing his GCSE’s, he’s not particularly academic but will hopefully scrape through with enough passes to go to college. But he has no idea what he wants to do, we’ve spent ages trying to help him choose a course but there’s nothing that interests him. Apprenticeships are a no because he doesn’t know what he’s want to do. He’s admitted that’s he worried about college and making friends as he’s really quite socially awkward, finds it difficult to hold a conversation.
He loves sport, particularly football, but had to give it up due to an operation on his leg which is taking longer to heal than expected. He was born with a birth defect and will always struggle with his legs to a certain extent. I’ve tried to persuade him to try other sports but he’s reluctant due to his legs.
The friends that he made at the start of secondary school have all drifted apart and he’s been drifting between friendship groups since the beginning of Yr11. He loves the PlayStation and will play with his friends sometimes but often plays alone. He rarely sees friends out of school. I can’t see him staying in touch with anyone once he’s left school.
He doesn’t have any hobbies or interests apart from the PlayStation and football, me and his dad suggest things to try but he’s not interested. At weekends when he’s with me he’s usually on his PlayStation or phone, and when he’s not he just sits around doing nothing.
He’s an only child, me and his dad split up when he was 7, but we still parent together and he sees his dad a lot. I have a long term partner but we don’t live together. His dad remarried a few years back but he doesn’t have much of a relationship with his step mum. Neither of us have a big family and he has no uncles or aunts but he does have grandparents.
I wouldn’t say he’s unhappy as such, at least I don’t think so, but he’s definitely apathetic. He’s not much of a talker and can be very hard to read. He just seems so distant sometimes and reluctant to talk about his feelings. He’s generally well behaved and helpful, doesn’t really give us any problems. I’m concerned that he’s just drifting along with no purpose or direction which I don’t think can be good mentally. I know I have a lot to be thankful for but that doesn’t stop me from worrying. I just don’t know if there’s anything I can do to help him.