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My son, car insurance/repairs, SSI, job, a cello.... reality check please?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tiredof33" data-source="post: 618714" data-attributes="member: 13558"><p>My difficult child was difficult from the time he was born. He's older and was never diagnosed other than a doctor saying I don't advocate spanking BUT that boy needs it!</p><p></p><p>I feel your pain, mine decided to quit his job and go to college full time for a computer science degree in security. He has a high IQ (never applied himself before) and was on the Dean's List. Every time I tried to talk to him about no company hiring a 3 time felon in security, he became outraged.</p><p></p><p>Never mind the same detail of how are you going to support yourself! His almost 40yo girlfriend is just as he is. Add drugs, alcohol and some kind of mental illness and I was ready for a nervous breakdown trying to help him.</p><p></p><p>Things started to unravel and he was posting strange and suicidal things on FB. girlfriend came after him with a knife and she was sent to detox and he was on the street. The mother and his girlfriend put all of his belongings on the street in the rain. Most was stolen and he was living in the woods.</p><p></p><p>After he threatened suicide when I said I was out of money I called the police and the kind officer called me back and said he talked to difficult child and difficult child said he was not suicidal or homeless. Then I found out about the latest conn - he was not enrolled that semester, they were partying with my money.</p><p></p><p>That's when I drew the line in the sand and started looking out for me. Mental illness or not, they need to learn to take care of themselves. I gave mine numbers for clinics etc. he will not go just more lies.</p><p></p><p>I'm not offended by your comment that you wish it was drugs instead of mental illness, mine has both, and both are hell. Maybe one day we will all find the help they need..................</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tiredof33, post: 618714, member: 13558"] My difficult child was difficult from the time he was born. He's older and was never diagnosed other than a doctor saying I don't advocate spanking BUT that boy needs it! I feel your pain, mine decided to quit his job and go to college full time for a computer science degree in security. He has a high IQ (never applied himself before) and was on the Dean's List. Every time I tried to talk to him about no company hiring a 3 time felon in security, he became outraged. Never mind the same detail of how are you going to support yourself! His almost 40yo girlfriend is just as he is. Add drugs, alcohol and some kind of mental illness and I was ready for a nervous breakdown trying to help him. Things started to unravel and he was posting strange and suicidal things on FB. girlfriend came after him with a knife and she was sent to detox and he was on the street. The mother and his girlfriend put all of his belongings on the street in the rain. Most was stolen and he was living in the woods. After he threatened suicide when I said I was out of money I called the police and the kind officer called me back and said he talked to difficult child and difficult child said he was not suicidal or homeless. Then I found out about the latest conn - he was not enrolled that semester, they were partying with my money. That's when I drew the line in the sand and started looking out for me. Mental illness or not, they need to learn to take care of themselves. I gave mine numbers for clinics etc. he will not go just more lies. I'm not offended by your comment that you wish it was drugs instead of mental illness, mine has both, and both are hell. Maybe one day we will all find the help they need.................. [/QUOTE]
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