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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 564675"><p>I don't know how to answer your post...</p><p></p><p>but I do know that there is ALWAYS hope. Especially when your son is only 18. If he were in his 30's, I'd tell you to hang on to your hope but to plan for the worst...but 18? In a lot of circles, this would be considered typical teen (typical teen behavior) -- not that I agree. </p><p></p><p>I too have a son who is skimming along on thin ice...and once in a while; when someone asks how he is - I will give them the unvarnished truth. (instead of the usually "Fine. How Is your son?") And 9 times out of 10, I will be told a tale about their brother or their cousin or their best friend or even their own younger self - who was "just like difficult child", vagabond, over indulging, school failing, etc... and how they woke up and straightened out. In fact, I have quite a few "former 18-22 yo difficult children" in my own life. Heck, even I flirted with a rebellious path for a while.</p><p></p><p>But I would guess we all have an acquaintance (or a family member) who never grew up. Who still couch surfs, jumps from job to job, hops from the frying pan into the fire on a regular basis. And that's why we get so scared...</p><p></p><p>But NEVER give up hope. Give up enabling. But NEVER EVER GIVE UP HOPE.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 564675"] I don't know how to answer your post... but I do know that there is ALWAYS hope. Especially when your son is only 18. If he were in his 30's, I'd tell you to hang on to your hope but to plan for the worst...but 18? In a lot of circles, this would be considered typical teen (typical teen behavior) -- not that I agree. I too have a son who is skimming along on thin ice...and once in a while; when someone asks how he is - I will give them the unvarnished truth. (instead of the usually "Fine. How Is your son?") And 9 times out of 10, I will be told a tale about their brother or their cousin or their best friend or even their own younger self - who was "just like difficult child", vagabond, over indulging, school failing, etc... and how they woke up and straightened out. In fact, I have quite a few "former 18-22 yo difficult children" in my own life. Heck, even I flirted with a rebellious path for a while. But I would guess we all have an acquaintance (or a family member) who never grew up. Who still couch surfs, jumps from job to job, hops from the frying pan into the fire on a regular basis. And that's why we get so scared... But NEVER give up hope. Give up enabling. But NEVER EVER GIVE UP HOPE. [/QUOTE]
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