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<blockquote data-quote="katya02" data-source="post: 225170" data-attributes="member: 2884"><p>Hi and welcome, Ellen. I can relate to your situation in that my difficult child had most of the behaviors you mention, except for being an honor student. He is now 20 and I can't force him into treatment, so there is a difference there. You've gotten great suggestions and advice about options to pursue in terms of schools and rtcs. </p><p></p><p>As far as your question about coping with knowing your child will/may end up on the streets or in jail, I have lived that and will likely see my son in one of the two places fairly shortly. I've been working hard to detach and let his behaviors be his responsibility. It isn't an all or nothing thing; at times I'm calm and able to separate heart from head, while at other times I dream about losing him, feel a mess, and have sudden spasms of grief and sorrow (at the most inopportune times, like in the checkout line at WalMart!!). I mostly try to focus on my other kids and my husband, who is ill right now, and give them all the energy and love they need. I love my difficult child son but I have no say in his choices. So that hole in the heart ... right now it hurts like h***. Probably at some point it will get a little scar tissue to protect it. </p><p></p><p>Hugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="katya02, post: 225170, member: 2884"] Hi and welcome, Ellen. I can relate to your situation in that my difficult child had most of the behaviors you mention, except for being an honor student. He is now 20 and I can't force him into treatment, so there is a difference there. You've gotten great suggestions and advice about options to pursue in terms of schools and rtcs. As far as your question about coping with knowing your child will/may end up on the streets or in jail, I have lived that and will likely see my son in one of the two places fairly shortly. I've been working hard to detach and let his behaviors be his responsibility. It isn't an all or nothing thing; at times I'm calm and able to separate heart from head, while at other times I dream about losing him, feel a mess, and have sudden spasms of grief and sorrow (at the most inopportune times, like in the checkout line at WalMart!!). I mostly try to focus on my other kids and my husband, who is ill right now, and give them all the energy and love they need. I love my difficult child son but I have no say in his choices. So that hole in the heart ... right now it hurts like h***. Probably at some point it will get a little scar tissue to protect it. Hugs. [/QUOTE]
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