Yowch!Kelly ... Not a chance in the world at this point. I mentioned this forum and maybe talking to other people in his position which was immediately met with "so, you're saying there's something wrong with me!" and no matter how gently I try to re-approach the subject I'm immediately shot down.
This is maybe the root of the problem... a refusal to even try to accept....
I guess most would say that you've gotta back off a little ... but...
I'm thinkin' that very quiet, very calm, very loving, very gentle pressure might help...
no recriminations ... no expressed frustration .... just love!
It seems it's really in his hands, hun. You've done your best!
(Hmmm! quick late thought ... might it be possible to print out these pages and offer them to him? He's got to be able to get an inkling that his isolating behaviour is not the best reaction to your acceptance. Misty is right ... he needs a friend ... that was my emphasis on the benefit of "peers" to talk with. There are scores of potential friends and shoulders to cry on right here...)
