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Moving the runaway - need good thoughts pls.
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<blockquote data-quote="muttmeister" data-source="post: 106376" data-attributes="member: 135"><p>Sending hugs.</p><p></p><p>I do know how hopeless it can feel when they just keep spiraling down and down and you feel like it just never gets any better.</p><p></p><p>I do have one that I felt that way about and I was sure by this time (he's 23) he'd be either dead or in prison but he has straightened himself out and is doing OK. Of course, I say that with some trepidation because they could call me tomorrow and tell me he is back to his old ways but I am trying to be positive. I guess what I'm saying is that, no matter how bad it gets, there is always that slight chance that things may improve. I guess that I always held that in the back of my mind, even when I'd detached to the point that I had no contact with him and very few thoughts of him except negative ones.</p><p></p><p>I hope that, eventually, you will get a positive outcome. If so, you can rejoice. If not, you just have to go on without him, knowing you've done everything you can do and more than most people would. It is up to him, not up to you. Try to relax and enjoy the other parts of your life.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="muttmeister, post: 106376, member: 135"] Sending hugs. I do know how hopeless it can feel when they just keep spiraling down and down and you feel like it just never gets any better. I do have one that I felt that way about and I was sure by this time (he's 23) he'd be either dead or in prison but he has straightened himself out and is doing OK. Of course, I say that with some trepidation because they could call me tomorrow and tell me he is back to his old ways but I am trying to be positive. I guess what I'm saying is that, no matter how bad it gets, there is always that slight chance that things may improve. I guess that I always held that in the back of my mind, even when I'd detached to the point that I had no contact with him and very few thoughts of him except negative ones. I hope that, eventually, you will get a positive outcome. If so, you can rejoice. If not, you just have to go on without him, knowing you've done everything you can do and more than most people would. It is up to him, not up to you. Try to relax and enjoy the other parts of your life. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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