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First visit with difficult child in Residential Treatment Facility (RTF)
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<blockquote data-quote="ck1" data-source="post: 84085" data-attributes="member: 3767"><p>Thanks for the insight and I agree that it will probably be hard road. I'm not so sure, though, that it will be because of drugs. He started smoking pot and was doing so daily for three weeks before the violent incident that landed him where he is.</p><p></p><p>I know, many say, that what they admit to is usually only part of the whole story. However, we did drug test him (even after he admitted use) because we wanted to confirm that pot was the only drug in his system. He has also talked with many counselors (in detention center and Residential Treatment Facility (RTF)) and has had two drug evaluations with two different D&A counselors. All believe that what he is saying is true. </p><p></p><p>It took him three weeks to make a huge mess and truly, I knew something was different during that three weeks. I thought maybe he was using drugs but hoped it was just him suffering through his first broken heart. </p><p></p><p>My fear is that his lack of impulse control will make it difficult for him to make good decisions when faced with lots of temptations, even coming home late. I guess I have time to worry about that later. For now, I'll be happy that we had a good visit, that he's safe where he is, and learning other coping skills. I really wish I could keep him on probation until he's 18 though, we all do better with some scare tactic, oh, wait, I mean, motivation!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ck1, post: 84085, member: 3767"] Thanks for the insight and I agree that it will probably be hard road. I'm not so sure, though, that it will be because of drugs. He started smoking pot and was doing so daily for three weeks before the violent incident that landed him where he is. I know, many say, that what they admit to is usually only part of the whole story. However, we did drug test him (even after he admitted use) because we wanted to confirm that pot was the only drug in his system. He has also talked with many counselors (in detention center and Residential Treatment Facility (RTF)) and has had two drug evaluations with two different D&A counselors. All believe that what he is saying is true. It took him three weeks to make a huge mess and truly, I knew something was different during that three weeks. I thought maybe he was using drugs but hoped it was just him suffering through his first broken heart. My fear is that his lack of impulse control will make it difficult for him to make good decisions when faced with lots of temptations, even coming home late. I guess I have time to worry about that later. For now, I'll be happy that we had a good visit, that he's safe where he is, and learning other coping skills. I really wish I could keep him on probation until he's 18 though, we all do better with some scare tactic, oh, wait, I mean, motivation! [/QUOTE]
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