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<blockquote data-quote="in a daze" data-source="post: 588306" data-attributes="member: 15832"><p>My nephew was, in a way, a worse difficult child than my son. Hyperactive and and destructive as a child. Then as a teenager of course he became even worse. Taking and dealing drugs. Violent, abusive toward his siblings. In and out of the psychiatric ward and jail. When he got into a fight and was hit in the head with a metal pipe, which resulted in his having a metal plate placed in his skull he slowly started to change. Parents never kicked him out but he would live in the basement and they stopped feeding him. He got a job, started taking classes to become a boiler engineer like his dad (blue collar union occupation) met a girlfriend (beautiful and college educated). He moved out with her and they are now engaged. </p><p></p><p>So there you have it. My nephew was actually banned from our house for a few years, as he would always try to beat up my son. And now the tables have turned and he is stable and functioning well, while my son...well, you can read his recent history in my signature below.</p><p></p><p>My son is presently living in a very structured dual diagnosis halfway house/partial program. He has been there for 2 weeks and will most likely be there a year as he hopefully transitions to the three quarter house and then to independent living. We have spoken to his counselor who says he has been compliant and cooperative so far. This program is the best chance he has to prepare for independence, and if he is even capable of that only time will tell. I do know that our standing firm and telling him that coming back was not an option got him there. </p><p></p><p>I hope these stories help you keep your spirits up, even a little bit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="in a daze, post: 588306, member: 15832"] My nephew was, in a way, a worse difficult child than my son. Hyperactive and and destructive as a child. Then as a teenager of course he became even worse. Taking and dealing drugs. Violent, abusive toward his siblings. In and out of the psychiatric ward and jail. When he got into a fight and was hit in the head with a metal pipe, which resulted in his having a metal plate placed in his skull he slowly started to change. Parents never kicked him out but he would live in the basement and they stopped feeding him. He got a job, started taking classes to become a boiler engineer like his dad (blue collar union occupation) met a girlfriend (beautiful and college educated). He moved out with her and they are now engaged. So there you have it. My nephew was actually banned from our house for a few years, as he would always try to beat up my son. And now the tables have turned and he is stable and functioning well, while my son...well, you can read his recent history in my signature below. My son is presently living in a very structured dual diagnosis halfway house/partial program. He has been there for 2 weeks and will most likely be there a year as he hopefully transitions to the three quarter house and then to independent living. We have spoken to his counselor who says he has been compliant and cooperative so far. This program is the best chance he has to prepare for independence, and if he is even capable of that only time will tell. I do know that our standing firm and telling him that coming back was not an option got him there. I hope these stories help you keep your spirits up, even a little bit. [/QUOTE]
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