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<blockquote data-quote="NOLA" data-source="post: 48102" data-attributes="member: 3515"><p>Hello to All -- This is my first post (on this site - that is) I seem to find some comfort in reading about similar situations - boy have I found the right spot!</p><p> <span style="color: #CC0000"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">There is no talking. There is no discussion. There is no interaction or connection any more - at least not with me. Once or twice he's trotted out the ghost of the kid he used to be in front of his Mom, but neither of us are biting on that bait any more.</div></div></span></p><p></p><p>Mikey, I just wanted to say we are right there with you going through the turmoil; walking on eggshells; hoping he'll see the light and just when you are lulled into a short period of calm something else comes into play to pull the rug out from under you.</p><p></p><p>Our son is 16 - gifted (but you'd never know it) ADD and now another label of ODD - he has boycotted school this past year & has basically said he WILL NOT PERFORM like a robot. He brought home all Fs and wants to get a GED. He also loves pot, and has tried many other drugs - he thinks drug laws are ridiculous and many adults "do" drugs and are quite sucessful. There is abosolutely no reasoning with him - he is a know-it-all. We reluctantly entered him into the "system" becuase of repeated runaways and truancy. He is on probation but doesn't seem to care about any consequences you can throw at him. </p><p></p><p>I recently found another forum that has helped me come to terms with letting go of MY hopes for him <span style="color: #3333FF">www.sengifted.org</span> and <span style="color: #3333FF">www.familiesanonymous.org</span> - it is so hard to watch them self-destruct and sink lower and lower - but other than shipping them off to a TBS or WC I have run out of options. I can't buy into that whole 'struggling teen' industry as a one-size fits all solution.</p><p></p><p>If any of you want to trade tips, etc., please feel free to email me - I'd love to hear how you handle your difficult child (I'm just learning the lingo)</p><p></p><p>When I find the strength I'll post my story in it's ugly entirety.</p><p></p><p>NOLA</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NOLA, post: 48102, member: 3515"] Hello to All -- This is my first post (on this site - that is) I seem to find some comfort in reading about similar situations - boy have I found the right spot! <span style="color: #CC0000"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">There is no talking. There is no discussion. There is no interaction or connection any more - at least not with me. Once or twice he's trotted out the ghost of the kid he used to be in front of his Mom, but neither of us are biting on that bait any more.</div></div></span> Mikey, I just wanted to say we are right there with you going through the turmoil; walking on eggshells; hoping he'll see the light and just when you are lulled into a short period of calm something else comes into play to pull the rug out from under you. Our son is 16 - gifted (but you'd never know it) ADD and now another label of ODD - he has boycotted school this past year & has basically said he WILL NOT PERFORM like a robot. He brought home all Fs and wants to get a GED. He also loves pot, and has tried many other drugs - he thinks drug laws are ridiculous and many adults "do" drugs and are quite sucessful. There is abosolutely no reasoning with him - he is a know-it-all. We reluctantly entered him into the "system" becuase of repeated runaways and truancy. He is on probation but doesn't seem to care about any consequences you can throw at him. I recently found another forum that has helped me come to terms with letting go of MY hopes for him <span style="color: #3333FF">www.sengifted.org</span> and <span style="color: #3333FF">www.familiesanonymous.org</span> - it is so hard to watch them self-destruct and sink lower and lower - but other than shipping them off to a TBS or WC I have run out of options. I can't buy into that whole 'struggling teen' industry as a one-size fits all solution. If any of you want to trade tips, etc., please feel free to email me - I'd love to hear how you handle your difficult child (I'm just learning the lingo) When I find the strength I'll post my story in it's ugly entirety. NOLA [/QUOTE]
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