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So what happens when difficult child turns 18?
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<blockquote data-quote="judi" data-source="post: 333720" data-attributes="member: 148"><p>My son is 24 now. I (unfortunately) have been a member here almost 9 years!</p><p></p><p>When I first came here, my son was 15, in/out hospitals, jail, counselors, medications, etc.. We literally spent thousands of dollars trying to get help for him. </p><p></p><p>In the end...we have no contact with our son period. We do not know where he lives nor does he contact us at all - no contact for 18 month now. </p><p></p><p>Does it break our heart? You betcha! </p><p></p><p>Would we welcome him back? Yep in a heartbeat. </p><p></p><p>Will I ever live with the chaos again? Nope, never ever!</p><p></p><p>This does not mean we don't love our son very very much. </p><p></p><p>It just means that when they are 18 and older, they are adults. </p><p></p><p>Detachment for me is and always will be hard. I cling to my home phone number because I can't bear to change it in case he calls. We are not wanting to sell the house and downsize, in case he decides to contact us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="judi, post: 333720, member: 148"] My son is 24 now. I (unfortunately) have been a member here almost 9 years! When I first came here, my son was 15, in/out hospitals, jail, counselors, medications, etc.. We literally spent thousands of dollars trying to get help for him. In the end...we have no contact with our son period. We do not know where he lives nor does he contact us at all - no contact for 18 month now. Does it break our heart? You betcha! Would we welcome him back? Yep in a heartbeat. Will I ever live with the chaos again? Nope, never ever! This does not mean we don't love our son very very much. It just means that when they are 18 and older, they are adults. Detachment for me is and always will be hard. I cling to my home phone number because I can't bear to change it in case he calls. We are not wanting to sell the house and downsize, in case he decides to contact us. [/QUOTE]
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