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It's a stalemate
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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 564366" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>It sounds like you all are working together as a family unit and that is a powerful incentive for him. I'm not on the "kick him out" team. Really, in my humble opinion, it makes sense for him to be depressed. Up until five years ago he was on the path to achieving the same level as his peer group. He veered off the road and they are five years ahead of him. That is not easy to accept. Our difficult child is 25 and although he has Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) due to an alcohol/drug caused fall requiring brain surgery he is very very aware that his old friends are college graduates, have careers and many have successful wives and happy lives. He, on the other hand, can't catch up. Your son has musical talent that has likely is stagnant, an education that is years behind and most importantly has to live with the fact that he is the one that caused his life to go downhill.</p><p></p><p>I will hope and pray that he is able to find one starting glimmer of hope for adjusting his life course. He is lucky to have you all "covering his back" and rooting him on. Hugs DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 564366, member: 35"] It sounds like you all are working together as a family unit and that is a powerful incentive for him. I'm not on the "kick him out" team. Really, in my humble opinion, it makes sense for him to be depressed. Up until five years ago he was on the path to achieving the same level as his peer group. He veered off the road and they are five years ahead of him. That is not easy to accept. Our difficult child is 25 and although he has Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) due to an alcohol/drug caused fall requiring brain surgery he is very very aware that his old friends are college graduates, have careers and many have successful wives and happy lives. He, on the other hand, can't catch up. Your son has musical talent that has likely is stagnant, an education that is years behind and most importantly has to live with the fact that he is the one that caused his life to go downhill. I will hope and pray that he is able to find one starting glimmer of hope for adjusting his life course. He is lucky to have you all "covering his back" and rooting him on. Hugs DDD [/QUOTE]
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