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My sister is raising two boys ages 9 and 5. So far, no
issues with the 5 but her oldest was diagnosed with
asburgers. On top of this, she is divorced and receives
only monetary and health benefits from their father. He is
not involve at all and that is where I come in. I take them
out on the weekends to do "guy things" and to give my sister
a break. I am also the one who repairs the car, fixes things
around the apartment, and backs her up. I am also dating a
nice lady who is involved with the boys too. My nephew's
problems are he can get demanding when he wants something
and he has to have at that moment-not in a few minutes, not
tomorrow, now. He also gets upset at thunder and lightning
and storms. He has no friends as he tends to be very
selfish. Now comes this past Sunday. Right after church, I
found out my girlfriend's mother was hospitalized and she
asked me to driver her there. I said I would without
hesitation and when I called and told my sister, she was
upset. Not because of this sudden illness but because it
would be a problem for her son. I know what she means and
have seen it happen too often. But what will it take for him
to realize that the world does not revolve around him and
disappointments are part of life. I said we would go another
time. What can I do?

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