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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 512057" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Hi Lost - </p><p></p><p>Success is relative. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> My difficult child is a HS dropout, lived on streets/couch surfing from age 18-20. Very marginal existence, drugs, etc. It was probably the very worst 2 years of my life as his parent (and I gotta tell you, the years leading up to age 18 were not a ton of fun). </p><p></p><p>Today, he's been home almost 10 months. Got his GED and did *extremely* well on it. Is in second semester of college at local community college. He is successfully living with our house rules and is doing well in school. Is making plans for future - how realistic those plans are remains to be seen, but I think they're doable. He is an absolute pleasure to have here, and I'm dreading the day when he will leave again, but I *know* he will be leaving here far more prepared to live a productive life than he was when he hit 18. </p><p></p><p>It was a long road getting to this point. We had to draw some very firm boundaries and stick to them (well, almost all the time <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ). Quite frankly, I'm not sure he would be doing as well today if he hadn't gone thru some really tough times on his own. He has an appreciation for boring old home/mom/dad/family and does not abuse the privilege of living here - and it *is* a privilege now, not a right. He gets that. </p><p></p><p>So, yes, I think there are success stories, but it does seem to take some of our kids a bit of time after hitting that magic age of 18 to finally get with the program.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 512057, member: 8"] Hi Lost - Success is relative. :winking: My difficult child is a HS dropout, lived on streets/couch surfing from age 18-20. Very marginal existence, drugs, etc. It was probably the very worst 2 years of my life as his parent (and I gotta tell you, the years leading up to age 18 were not a ton of fun). Today, he's been home almost 10 months. Got his GED and did *extremely* well on it. Is in second semester of college at local community college. He is successfully living with our house rules and is doing well in school. Is making plans for future - how realistic those plans are remains to be seen, but I think they're doable. He is an absolute pleasure to have here, and I'm dreading the day when he will leave again, but I *know* he will be leaving here far more prepared to live a productive life than he was when he hit 18. It was a long road getting to this point. We had to draw some very firm boundaries and stick to them (well, almost all the time :winking: ). Quite frankly, I'm not sure he would be doing as well today if he hadn't gone thru some really tough times on his own. He has an appreciation for boring old home/mom/dad/family and does not abuse the privilege of living here - and it *is* a privilege now, not a right. He gets that. So, yes, I think there are success stories, but it does seem to take some of our kids a bit of time after hitting that magic age of 18 to finally get with the program. [/QUOTE]
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