The Grass Doctor - Why does my son do this to us?

Why does my son do this to us?

Each morning my son wakes us by standing in the middle of the lawn and 'dawn chanting'. This involves total removal of clothes, a jar of honey and some uncontrolled yelps and cries. This is performed for an hour, after which he has a shower, gets dressed and goes to work. He is 43. Is this normal behaviour? He's been doing this for eighteen years.

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lol
He might have OCD, they absolutely have to do something otherwise they think things will go badly wrong x
Join in! Maybe all the neighbours will too...you can start your own cult! You will be their leader...all powerful and omnipotent...they will call you Master...life will be good again!
nooo!!!! thats just weird! do you live in a residential naighborhood? if you do i think what he does is illegal. tell him to stop
What is your definition of "normal"? LOL Have you tried asking HIM why he does it?!
I think he needs to be put into a mental hospital.
no this is not normal. Also why is he still living with you at 43 years old?
He's 43 ask him.
Completely normal - he is a credit to you..
No! Is he still living with you at 43? Or are you living with him?
No, it's not. An hour is way too long to do that. At the most 45 minutes is sufficient. And he needs to use corn syrup instead of honey.
I think you are really way out there to have come up with that one..hope you really don't have a child.
Why has your neighbours not reported this deviant behaviour?
I do not think this is normal. You might want to lay down the law since in appears your grown son is still at home and causing you and your husband grief. If you son is mentally challenged I might understand him doing such a thing but it sounds like he had not been diagnosed with an illness as of yet. Try to talk to him and if that doesn't work, make sure he knows that you and your husband are questioning his behavior and you basically want him to seek treatment. At least he has a job!!!!
Wow, Angry Bernard, you have a 43 year old son, and a newborn son as well? Considering you want to name your newborn son "mince-pie", I'm not surprised your 43 yr old son displays this sort of behaviour. Can't wait for your next post.
i spend a penny(go wee wees) in the pond then wash myself clean in the dew of the long grass on my parents lawn every morning(i live 35 miles from them), it only takes 15 minutes thank god. or what would the neighbours think...?
Haha, nice wind-up.
LOL KICK EM OUT!!
has anybody ever told him hes not a dog ?? could be abit confused .. if u have then dont really think its normal behavour :)
so you had nothing else to do today?
does he know this is happening?
Spike his hair and convince him that he has become a yard brush .... atleast he can sweep up the leaves while he's at it !! could also try convincing him he is an "aging home leaver" I really feel sorry for you if this is true. PS.. tranquiliser darts are pretty cheap nowadays !!!
Of course its not normal behaviour, everybody knows you should use crunchy peanut butter
This is DEFFINATLEY not normal behavior....ask him why he does this......you may want to seek mental help.....not trying to be rude....but It may be whats best so that he can seek a normal life a relationship status
First get a big fence around your yard. I can't stress this enough. Now you and your spouse should both also strip naked and join your son in his uncontrolled yelps and cries because its a well known fact anything fun isn't when your parents join in as well. So after a few days he will no longer enjoy his morning ritual and just start sleeping in.
Have you asked him directly about why he's doing it? I don't know if he lives with you, but if he is, you would pretty much notice any difference from his past behavior.You did not mention how long he's been doing it; so I can't tell if it's just a weird,crazy ritual that he's doing or there's something wrong with him that he needs some sort of psychiatric intervention.
If this is true? This is most definitely not the norm, you need to sit your son down, keep an open mind and ask him why he does this? You also need to ask yourself why your son is still living with his parents. If you are making this up i suggest that you seek medical attention lol.
If you don't know the answer to this question then i think you are just as nuts as your son. Of course its not normal. If i did that down my street i would be either arrested or set on by the neighbors dog. Please sort your son out and get him the help he needs.
is he a warewolf?
Film it you could put it on You Tube
Nope - is he part of some sort of cult...sounds odd to me. If its been going on for 18 years surely you must have mentioned it at some point? what does he say?
well, if your son is living at home at 43, then possibly your idea of "normal" behavior skewed..... and your other posts suggest you've just got a skewed view of ALL reality..
and the neighbors never complained?
Application of a razor strap to his gluiest maximas when he was younger would have eliminated the problem but now the only thing that may work is a stretch in the crowbar hotel for indecent exposure.
he has the choice to do whatever he wants to do, however, you do not have to tolerate or put up with his choices. Tell him, sternly, if he is to choose to do this, which obviously he is, he needs to find some other place to do it, because you do not have to listen to it or see it. Be firm. Let him do his naked dance somewhere else.
lmao...bet your neighbors just love you!
And you have to ask if this is normal. He'd be seeing some sort of counsellor by now. 18 years and you're still asking if its normal. Hmm...
It obviously is in your neck of the woods other wise it wouldn't have taken you 18 years to wonder if it is normal !!!
yes its normal my whole neighbourhood does it
Aw as he always loved Winnie the Pooh..... at 43 if he still does this chances are he anit gonna change now is he ...ask your local zoo ..i mean GP to advise you more
lol, funny :)