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He decided to go on the lamb
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<blockquote data-quote="SeekingStrength" data-source="post: 661851" data-attributes="member: 17635"><p>Nat,</p><p></p><p>I am so sorry. </p><p></p><p>This may not make you feel better, but these forum posts make me remember things I had long ago buried. The FIRST time my Difficult Child had a court date was because of an unpaid speeding ticket in the southern part of the state. husband and I insisted he go. We drove him there; Difficult Child was totally not interested. Judge said $250 or three days in jail. Guess what husband and I put on a credit card.</p><p></p><p>Makes me cringe.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The next time, we knew Difficult Child had court..... We showed up, and Difficult Child did not. Surprise, surprise. husband called Difficult Child and asked where he was. He had "forgotten" all about it. We drove the five miles to pick him up. He had a black eye from an altercation with one of the guys with whom he was staying. We got him to court, but I do not remember what happened next.</p><p></p><p>So, for all my bragging about not paying bail, etc.----husband and i started out being really clueless (stupid in our case). We did not understand our son at all.</p><p></p><p></p><p>My point? We do not understand. We just do not. And, getting involved is useless, based totally on my experience. Fifteen years later, we have reasons that we have surmised, but no concrete reasons.</p><p></p><p>SS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SeekingStrength, post: 661851, member: 17635"] Nat, I am so sorry. This may not make you feel better, but these forum posts make me remember things I had long ago buried. The FIRST time my Difficult Child had a court date was because of an unpaid speeding ticket in the southern part of the state. husband and I insisted he go. We drove him there; Difficult Child was totally not interested. Judge said $250 or three days in jail. Guess what husband and I put on a credit card. Makes me cringe. The next time, we knew Difficult Child had court..... We showed up, and Difficult Child did not. Surprise, surprise. husband called Difficult Child and asked where he was. He had "forgotten" all about it. We drove the five miles to pick him up. He had a black eye from an altercation with one of the guys with whom he was staying. We got him to court, but I do not remember what happened next. So, for all my bragging about not paying bail, etc.----husband and i started out being really clueless (stupid in our case). We did not understand our son at all. My point? We do not understand. We just do not. And, getting involved is useless, based totally on my experience. Fifteen years later, we have reasons that we have surmised, but no concrete reasons. SS [/QUOTE]
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