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<blockquote data-quote="Abbey" data-source="post: 116344" data-attributes="member: 179"><p>Our visit went very well. They did get evicted, but he didn't want his dad to know. (Still doesn't.) They can't get credit to get another apartment so the plan is to put their stuff in storage and live at one of those night by night motels until they can save more money. It is SO tempting to help them out more than we did, but I think this growing part is good for him.</p><p></p><p>I just couldn't get over how he looked. Baggy pants are gone, nice short haircut, pressed clothes.</p><p></p><p>He says for the first time ever, it feels good to put his uniform on and work hard every day. He rides his bike 3 miles to work. He works for a pipe fitting company. He actually expressed interest in going to college so he could work in the office instead of in the yard!</p><p></p><p>He has one of those pay as you go cell phones that he guards with his life. It's good to see him value things that are luxuries and not just expect them.</p><p></p><p>He works one day a week in a soup kitchen by his choice. He says it makes him appreciate how good he really does have it.</p><p></p><p>He has to attend 52 weeks of anger management classes as a condition of his parole. He's not so happy about that, but sheepishly agrees that it might be good for him.</p><p></p><p>Finally, he confided to me that he really got a HUGE break in being released from prison this last time. He had a hearing two days before last Christmas and was initially sentenced to 30 years. He thinks the judge was in the 'holiday' mood, or there was some sort of divine intervention. He only served 2 years. So, now he goes to church. :nonono: Hey...I'll take it anyway it comes.</p><p></p><p>As Esther says, I have cautious optimism that he's on the right path. It's more than I've seen in YEARS. </p><p></p><p>Wahoo!! :woohoo:</p><p></p><p>Abbey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abbey, post: 116344, member: 179"] Our visit went very well. They did get evicted, but he didn't want his dad to know. (Still doesn't.) They can't get credit to get another apartment so the plan is to put their stuff in storage and live at one of those night by night motels until they can save more money. It is SO tempting to help them out more than we did, but I think this growing part is good for him. I just couldn't get over how he looked. Baggy pants are gone, nice short haircut, pressed clothes. He says for the first time ever, it feels good to put his uniform on and work hard every day. He rides his bike 3 miles to work. He works for a pipe fitting company. He actually expressed interest in going to college so he could work in the office instead of in the yard! He has one of those pay as you go cell phones that he guards with his life. It's good to see him value things that are luxuries and not just expect them. He works one day a week in a soup kitchen by his choice. He says it makes him appreciate how good he really does have it. He has to attend 52 weeks of anger management classes as a condition of his parole. He's not so happy about that, but sheepishly agrees that it might be good for him. Finally, he confided to me that he really got a HUGE break in being released from prison this last time. He had a hearing two days before last Christmas and was initially sentenced to 30 years. He thinks the judge was in the 'holiday' mood, or there was some sort of divine intervention. He only served 2 years. So, now he goes to church. [img]:nonono:[/img] Hey...I'll take it anyway it comes. As Esther says, I have cautious optimism that he's on the right path. It's more than I've seen in YEARS. Wahoo!! [img]:woohoo:[/img] Abbey [/QUOTE]
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