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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 238101" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Mstang,</p><p>Thank you for starting this thread. I think this is something that so many of us face, and are almost afraid to say out loud.</p><p></p><p>WFEN, this was my dilemma exactly. I needed to get my difficult child out of my house for my sanity, for Little PCs safety, and for husband's health. difficult child nearly drove husband to his grave more than once. The worst time they had to stop husband's heart and "reboot" him. Little easy child had a key lock on his door at age 3, and he knew how to use it too. husband and I and Step D all had keys, but HONESTLY!</p><p></p><p>We've made arrangements for him to be in permanent, supported assisted living. Whether difficult child chooses to learn life skills or not is his business. But he's no longer under my roof, he's safe, he has food and shelter. Other than that, I hold out no hope at all for his future.</p><p></p><p>difficult child is not invested in his own future. He's not interested in doing anything for himself, learning how to be independent, etc. He will try when forced, when watched like a hawk in a very structured environment. The moment the structure is taken away, he regresses and reverts to square 1. The laziness, the attitude, the meltdowns, the lying and stealing, the lack of civilized behaviour, the stink, the mess. The VIOLENCE.</p><p></p><p>I really don't know what will happen to difficult child down the road, whether he has any hope of moving beyond the stage he's stuck in right this minute. I've given up worrying about it, because difficult child won't change and worrying will just make me sick but won't have any other effect.</p><p></p><p>The only thing I do know is that I will never live under the same roof as difficult child again.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 238101, member: 3907"] Mstang, Thank you for starting this thread. I think this is something that so many of us face, and are almost afraid to say out loud. WFEN, this was my dilemma exactly. I needed to get my difficult child out of my house for my sanity, for Little PCs safety, and for husband's health. difficult child nearly drove husband to his grave more than once. The worst time they had to stop husband's heart and "reboot" him. Little easy child had a key lock on his door at age 3, and he knew how to use it too. husband and I and Step D all had keys, but HONESTLY! We've made arrangements for him to be in permanent, supported assisted living. Whether difficult child chooses to learn life skills or not is his business. But he's no longer under my roof, he's safe, he has food and shelter. Other than that, I hold out no hope at all for his future. difficult child is not invested in his own future. He's not interested in doing anything for himself, learning how to be independent, etc. He will try when forced, when watched like a hawk in a very structured environment. The moment the structure is taken away, he regresses and reverts to square 1. The laziness, the attitude, the meltdowns, the lying and stealing, the lack of civilized behaviour, the stink, the mess. The VIOLENCE. I really don't know what will happen to difficult child down the road, whether he has any hope of moving beyond the stage he's stuck in right this minute. I've given up worrying about it, because difficult child won't change and worrying will just make me sick but won't have any other effect. The only thing I do know is that I will never live under the same roof as difficult child again. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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