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I'm not a social worker... but I play one on TV!!! (I'm losing my mind)
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<blockquote data-quote="Tezzie" data-source="post: 367856" data-attributes="member: 2964"><p>Bean, you could be describing my son for the most part. He's out all day with friends (all younger than he is by 2-4 years), feels we should pay him when he does chores around the house & can't understand why we won't let him use the car...."after all, he has his license now". husband & I sat down with him on a rare evening he was home for dinner & walked through our timeline with him. I've been looking, sort of, for group homes or supervised living for him outside of our town. I've started SSI applications & looked into the homeless shelters in the area. He's working with a DVR job counselor to try to find him a job & there might be one possibility for that. husband & I told him, bottom line, he will be living elsewhere on or before September 1, with the homeless shelter being an option. If he gets a job, husband & I will assist with rent if needed. We may even help with food for a bit, but no job, no help. He had no serious reactions to that but is also relatively clueless about what it will be like in a homeless shelter ( so are we for that matter). </p><p></p><p>We, husband, his brother & I have dealt with him for long enough & I don't think he will "get it" until he is literally forced to be on his own. My heart aches for him but as with baby birds, he needs to be helped out of the nest or he will likely be a lump forever.</p><p></p><p>Tezzie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tezzie, post: 367856, member: 2964"] Bean, you could be describing my son for the most part. He's out all day with friends (all younger than he is by 2-4 years), feels we should pay him when he does chores around the house & can't understand why we won't let him use the car...."after all, he has his license now". husband & I sat down with him on a rare evening he was home for dinner & walked through our timeline with him. I've been looking, sort of, for group homes or supervised living for him outside of our town. I've started SSI applications & looked into the homeless shelters in the area. He's working with a DVR job counselor to try to find him a job & there might be one possibility for that. husband & I told him, bottom line, he will be living elsewhere on or before September 1, with the homeless shelter being an option. If he gets a job, husband & I will assist with rent if needed. We may even help with food for a bit, but no job, no help. He had no serious reactions to that but is also relatively clueless about what it will be like in a homeless shelter ( so are we for that matter). We, husband, his brother & I have dealt with him for long enough & I don't think he will "get it" until he is literally forced to be on his own. My heart aches for him but as with baby birds, he needs to be helped out of the nest or he will likely be a lump forever. Tezzie [/QUOTE]
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