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Going to file charges on 16 year old son
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<blockquote data-quote="UpandDown" data-source="post: 664031" data-attributes="member: 19025"><p>Thank you ALL for the encouragement and feedback. I am so thankful for your words and advice. One of the many hard things about struggling so with my teen is how alone and scared I feel most of the time. As if I am living on a different planet than those around me also raising teenagers. To be able to come here and share what is going on has helped me immensely. Calling the police and filing charges has been gut wrenching and filled with self doubt, in many ways feeling like the ultimate failure as a mom. But you have helped me through. When my younger daughter said, well at least he finally has a punishment this time, I knew we made the right choice. The previous path of offering him "help" in the form of therapy and support and special services didn't seem to work. Surely someone who flies into a rage and smashes dishes needs help. The last time he did this, we took him to an outpatient adolescent program. He had to willingly go so we bribed him with money if he completed the program. I know I know , what were we thinking. Upon completion he promptly took the cash and bought weed. So here we are exactly one year later, taking the path of tough love.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpandDown, post: 664031, member: 19025"] Thank you ALL for the encouragement and feedback. I am so thankful for your words and advice. One of the many hard things about struggling so with my teen is how alone and scared I feel most of the time. As if I am living on a different planet than those around me also raising teenagers. To be able to come here and share what is going on has helped me immensely. Calling the police and filing charges has been gut wrenching and filled with self doubt, in many ways feeling like the ultimate failure as a mom. But you have helped me through. When my younger daughter said, well at least he finally has a punishment this time, I knew we made the right choice. The previous path of offering him "help" in the form of therapy and support and special services didn't seem to work. Surely someone who flies into a rage and smashes dishes needs help. The last time he did this, we took him to an outpatient adolescent program. He had to willingly go so we bribed him with money if he completed the program. I know I know , what were we thinking. Upon completion he promptly took the cash and bought weed. So here we are exactly one year later, taking the path of tough love. [/QUOTE]
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