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23 year old son - I kicked him out when he was 18
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<blockquote data-quote="Childofmine" data-source="post: 694278" data-attributes="member: 17542"><p>Sea66 my son lived on the street multiple times for months. There are many services and it is summertime so the living outdoors is not as hard.</p><p></p><p>He created this situation and it is a real opportunity for him right now to handle it himself.</p><p></p><p>If you want to go over, go over but go with a clear and simple plan for yourself about what you will and won't do and will and won't say.</p><p></p><p>This is not your problem. It is his problem.</p><p></p><p>I believe our goal is to get to a point with them where we can be calm and loving and supportive and see them with limits on the time we spend with them and away from our homes especially at first when we are working to change the dynamic. If we can't do it then we need less time with them until we get stronger. We can't react to all of their drama. We have to let them go to walk their path and their journey. It is really hard to do. It takes time. We will stumble and that is okay.</p><p></p><p>Do only what you feel you can do right now. Take your own pulse and see what you want to do and can do. Maybe it's just a short phone call with love and encouragement. Maybe just a text. Maybe it is not a visit right now and that is perfectly okay to say I can't come over today but honey I love you and I hope things work out. </p><p></p><p>That is kind and calm and true and enough. We're here for you during this. We understand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Childofmine, post: 694278, member: 17542"] Sea66 my son lived on the street multiple times for months. There are many services and it is summertime so the living outdoors is not as hard. He created this situation and it is a real opportunity for him right now to handle it himself. If you want to go over, go over but go with a clear and simple plan for yourself about what you will and won't do and will and won't say. This is not your problem. It is his problem. I believe our goal is to get to a point with them where we can be calm and loving and supportive and see them with limits on the time we spend with them and away from our homes especially at first when we are working to change the dynamic. If we can't do it then we need less time with them until we get stronger. We can't react to all of their drama. We have to let them go to walk their path and their journey. It is really hard to do. It takes time. We will stumble and that is okay. Do only what you feel you can do right now. Take your own pulse and see what you want to do and can do. Maybe it's just a short phone call with love and encouragement. Maybe just a text. Maybe it is not a visit right now and that is perfectly okay to say I can't come over today but honey I love you and I hope things work out. That is kind and calm and true and enough. We're here for you during this. We understand. [/QUOTE]
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