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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 554023" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/hugs.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hugs:" title="hugs :hugs:" data-shortname=":hugs:" /></p><p></p><p>OK, first things first - I am glad you found us, though sorry you needed to...</p><p></p><p>Now - repeat after me: I am NOT a bad mother. I am doing the best I can with what I've got available to me.</p><p></p><p>You and your husband are on the same page, it seems - which is a rarity when we are dealing with our difficult children. This is a <strong>good</strong> thing! And it is your home - you make the rules. If you feel strongly enough about any kind of drugs to pack him up and kick him out, then it's probably 1) not a new feeling and 2) not unknown to your son. Very telling, to me, was the comment about girlfriend's mother smoking pot. Your son <em>does </em>know how you feel.</p><p></p><p>My Onyxx used to swear up and down she'd never smoke cigarettes, they were nasty. Never do drugs. Never have sex. Well, at age 13 I caught her and her boyfriend, door open, less than 20 feet from her little brother and the kids across the street. She smoked. She did pot, and pills of all kinds, alcohol, cocaine, and I'm sure there was a LOT more than that. (She to this day denies the cocaine... But the drug test popped positive, so...)</p><p></p><p>Now honestly, pot is a downer... BUT. Other stuff can be mixed with it. So you're probably right.</p><p></p><p>You're a <em><strong>great </strong></em>Mom to want to protect your 10-y/o. Period.</p><p></p><p>At age 17, his brain isn't completely developed; on the other hand, he IS old enough to make some of his own decisions. Clearly he has made one that you cannot live with under your roof (and he knows it, or he wouldn't be cussing and oppositional).</p><p></p><p>More <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/hugs.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hugs:" title="hugs :hugs:" data-shortname=":hugs:" />... We're pulling for ya.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 554023, member: 6705"] :hugs: OK, first things first - I am glad you found us, though sorry you needed to... Now - repeat after me: I am NOT a bad mother. I am doing the best I can with what I've got available to me. You and your husband are on the same page, it seems - which is a rarity when we are dealing with our difficult children. This is a [B]good[/B] thing! And it is your home - you make the rules. If you feel strongly enough about any kind of drugs to pack him up and kick him out, then it's probably 1) not a new feeling and 2) not unknown to your son. Very telling, to me, was the comment about girlfriend's mother smoking pot. Your son [I]does [/I]know how you feel. My Onyxx used to swear up and down she'd never smoke cigarettes, they were nasty. Never do drugs. Never have sex. Well, at age 13 I caught her and her boyfriend, door open, less than 20 feet from her little brother and the kids across the street. She smoked. She did pot, and pills of all kinds, alcohol, cocaine, and I'm sure there was a LOT more than that. (She to this day denies the cocaine... But the drug test popped positive, so...) Now honestly, pot is a downer... BUT. Other stuff can be mixed with it. So you're probably right. You're a [I][B]great [/B][/I]Mom to want to protect your 10-y/o. Period. At age 17, his brain isn't completely developed; on the other hand, he IS old enough to make some of his own decisions. Clearly he has made one that you cannot live with under your roof (and he knows it, or he wouldn't be cussing and oppositional). More :hugs:... We're pulling for ya. [/QUOTE]
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