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Just musing: Whom do you tell? Friends? Family? No one?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 458753" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Signorina I think if you can truly accept that these are <strong>his</strong> choices, it will be somewhat easier to deal with other people. Even as a teen, unless you locked him up in a barrel and fed him through a bunghole, you honestly had no real way to keep him away from drugs or alcohol. Even as a minor, it was still his choice. </p><p></p><p>I think once people have had experience with teens, they totally get it. Parents of younger children might or might not. Same with the older generation, although those in their 60's know the lure of drugs due to the Hippie Era so are not as naive as they appear.</p><p></p><p>If someone wants to do something bad enough, they'll find a way to do it regardless of what you put into place to prevent it. I think most people understand this, sometimes though we need to remind them. </p><p></p><p>When people ask me about katie...........I simply tell them she's in the exact same place she was 10 yrs ago, just spinning her wheels. If they know me well enough, they know exactly what I'm referring to and no more has to be said. If not, I may explain a bit, like with sister in law who was asking............which led to us discussing her granddaughter who has taken a nosedive off the deepend that I've kept my mouth shut about and been worrying over for the past 2 yrs. Gave her someone to unload on who understood.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 458753, member: 84"] Signorina I think if you can truly accept that these are [B]his[/B] choices, it will be somewhat easier to deal with other people. Even as a teen, unless you locked him up in a barrel and fed him through a bunghole, you honestly had no real way to keep him away from drugs or alcohol. Even as a minor, it was still his choice. I think once people have had experience with teens, they totally get it. Parents of younger children might or might not. Same with the older generation, although those in their 60's know the lure of drugs due to the Hippie Era so are not as naive as they appear. If someone wants to do something bad enough, they'll find a way to do it regardless of what you put into place to prevent it. I think most people understand this, sometimes though we need to remind them. When people ask me about katie...........I simply tell them she's in the exact same place she was 10 yrs ago, just spinning her wheels. If they know me well enough, they know exactly what I'm referring to and no more has to be said. If not, I may explain a bit, like with sister in law who was asking............which led to us discussing her granddaughter who has taken a nosedive off the deepend that I've kept my mouth shut about and been worrying over for the past 2 yrs. Gave her someone to unload on who understood. [/QUOTE]
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