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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 192001" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Sue is always so dead on. </p><p></p><p>I spent the better part of Corys teen years sending him various places. It wasnt easy on any of us. Obviously I cant say it made much of a difference. </p><p></p><p>I do know that when Jamie went to boot, I was so completely beside myself because there was absolutely no contact besides letters. I couldnt call, I couldnt go see him, nothing. Yeah, not the same thing as Residential Treatment Center (RTC) but I felt like I had sent my kid out to be slaughtered by the big bad bears...lol. We got through it with letters. Send lots of letters and when you can, care packages. Im sure eventually your son will earn passes too.</p><p></p><p>(I am flighty here so bear with me) I remember when Cory was in placement. He would do the "I hate it, I promise to do better, blah blah blah" letters and calls. They tear at your heart. Heck even Jamie did them from boot! You have to just keep strong and know you did the right thing. Dont crumble and write back positive letters. This may well be the hardest thing you have ever done in your life. If you start to crumble...keep thinking...maybe what you are doing today will keep you from being where I am in a few years and having to send your son off to prison.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 192001, member: 1514"] Sue is always so dead on. I spent the better part of Corys teen years sending him various places. It wasnt easy on any of us. Obviously I cant say it made much of a difference. I do know that when Jamie went to boot, I was so completely beside myself because there was absolutely no contact besides letters. I couldnt call, I couldnt go see him, nothing. Yeah, not the same thing as Residential Treatment Center (RTC) but I felt like I had sent my kid out to be slaughtered by the big bad bears...lol. We got through it with letters. Send lots of letters and when you can, care packages. Im sure eventually your son will earn passes too. (I am flighty here so bear with me) I remember when Cory was in placement. He would do the "I hate it, I promise to do better, blah blah blah" letters and calls. They tear at your heart. Heck even Jamie did them from boot! You have to just keep strong and know you did the right thing. Dont crumble and write back positive letters. This may well be the hardest thing you have ever done in your life. If you start to crumble...keep thinking...maybe what you are doing today will keep you from being where I am in a few years and having to send your son off to prison. [/QUOTE]
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