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<blockquote data-quote="jakiesma" data-source="post: 441131" data-attributes="member: 12260"><p>Great News! Our son agreed to stay of his own free will. It is a good thing thing, too. The Residential Treatment Center (RTC) filed the wrong form with the court and our son's attorney was hell bent to get him released. I don't know why he felt that was appropriate...the center stated that he had Marijuana, Cocaine and an Opiod dependency problem. Isn't that attorney supposed to act in the best interest of the minor?! </p><p></p><p>However, the important thing is that our son WANTS to stay in treatment! We will reevaluate at the 30 day mark...but our goal is to encourage him to stay for the full 90 to 120 day program. Even better - I got hugs yesterday...three in fact! My son hugged me. He looked like my son again. His eyes were clear, he was shaven and his clothes were clean. I did see that I need to send him new shoes. Once his "body" was clean I realized his shoes are terrible!</p><p></p><p>THank you all for your encouragement. Especially about not having to go to every family day event. We are three hours one way and that is tough. I figure I will write him daily letters - good encouraging letters about a positive future...not about mistakes of the past. Perhaps the less time he spends with us right now the better. Behavior has consequences...the handcuffs and shackles he was in yesterday had to be a wake up call! The Residential Treatment Center (RTC) is an unlocked, home like facility and he has got to know that is better than prison! There is no way I could help him in prison...but there is now light at the end of this dark tunnel.</p><p></p><p>Bless you all!</p><p></p><p>Jakiesma</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jakiesma, post: 441131, member: 12260"] Great News! Our son agreed to stay of his own free will. It is a good thing thing, too. The Residential Treatment Center (RTC) filed the wrong form with the court and our son's attorney was hell bent to get him released. I don't know why he felt that was appropriate...the center stated that he had Marijuana, Cocaine and an Opiod dependency problem. Isn't that attorney supposed to act in the best interest of the minor?! However, the important thing is that our son WANTS to stay in treatment! We will reevaluate at the 30 day mark...but our goal is to encourage him to stay for the full 90 to 120 day program. Even better - I got hugs yesterday...three in fact! My son hugged me. He looked like my son again. His eyes were clear, he was shaven and his clothes were clean. I did see that I need to send him new shoes. Once his "body" was clean I realized his shoes are terrible! THank you all for your encouragement. Especially about not having to go to every family day event. We are three hours one way and that is tough. I figure I will write him daily letters - good encouraging letters about a positive future...not about mistakes of the past. Perhaps the less time he spends with us right now the better. Behavior has consequences...the handcuffs and shackles he was in yesterday had to be a wake up call! The Residential Treatment Center (RTC) is an unlocked, home like facility and he has got to know that is better than prison! There is no way I could help him in prison...but there is now light at the end of this dark tunnel. Bless you all! Jakiesma [/QUOTE]
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