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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 170352" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>If he tries to survive by inviting friends over, he'll find it isn't much fun. A bunch of addicts are hardly going to be loyal to him, really help him pay etc. At least his life will be difficult enough that maybe he'll think "I don't want to be this way anymore." That's how my daughter finally came to the conclusion that drugging out wasn't what she wanted to do...and she quit. At home, I doubt she would have changed--at least at home she had a soft bed and meals and a place to hide when she needed to "come down" from the high. Stop worrying about how hard it will be for your son. He is the one who is making it hard for himself. My own daughter will be 24 in two weeks. She started using drugs ast TWELVE (yes, twelve) and quit at nineteen. We kicked her out at eighteen. It was good for her--she will be the first one to say so. The free ride was over and she started to see her "friends" for what they were. "I saw D. with track marks on her arms, and I didn't want that to be me. It scared me. So I decided to quit." You need to let your son have his moment of clarity, even if you worry about him (and you will). Believe it or not, letting him do this himself is an act of kindness. He will not change under your roof. I'm against even paying for an apartment for him. I think he should understand homelessness. Hitting rock bottom is often a defining moment, and you two just won't let him go there. (((Hugs))) Stand With Courage, ok? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 170352, member: 1550"] If he tries to survive by inviting friends over, he'll find it isn't much fun. A bunch of addicts are hardly going to be loyal to him, really help him pay etc. At least his life will be difficult enough that maybe he'll think "I don't want to be this way anymore." That's how my daughter finally came to the conclusion that drugging out wasn't what she wanted to do...and she quit. At home, I doubt she would have changed--at least at home she had a soft bed and meals and a place to hide when she needed to "come down" from the high. Stop worrying about how hard it will be for your son. He is the one who is making it hard for himself. My own daughter will be 24 in two weeks. She started using drugs ast TWELVE (yes, twelve) and quit at nineteen. We kicked her out at eighteen. It was good for her--she will be the first one to say so. The free ride was over and she started to see her "friends" for what they were. "I saw D. with track marks on her arms, and I didn't want that to be me. It scared me. So I decided to quit." You need to let your son have his moment of clarity, even if you worry about him (and you will). Believe it or not, letting him do this himself is an act of kindness. He will not change under your roof. I'm against even paying for an apartment for him. I think he should understand homelessness. Hitting rock bottom is often a defining moment, and you two just won't let him go there. (((Hugs))) Stand With Courage, ok? ;) [/QUOTE]
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