Update on Dude

[Star*]

Bunny -

Believe it or not - when they were little we joked about this same deal, but with Corey not Billy -

I honestly can't tell you who would make out better - and if we threw SLSH's thank you in there for good measure- the three of them? - I would pretty much tell you to prepare for the end. LOL

 

[meowbunny]

Put the three of them together on a deserted island? Something tells me they'd probably end up building a casino, cheating any cruise ships that stopped by and surviving quite well. Of course, you guys would be fretting and feeling guilty as all get out.

 

[witzend]

Put the three of them together on a deserted island? Something tells me they'd probably end up building a casino, cheating any cruise ships that stopped by and surviving quite well. Of course, you guys would be fretting and feeling guilty as all get out.

You're forgetting to include the - um, "women" they would lure off of the ships to - uh "entertain" at the casinos.

 

[DammitJanet]

Oh Cory would definitely be the one luring in the women! He is also old enough to legally buy and serve liquor...lmao.

He could run the bar and casino. Sounds like an episode of Vegas to me.

Cory is already supposed to be getting a trailer with a couple of other difficult child type folks...whats another couple of guys thrown in for good measure...lmao!

 

[Paris]

Sorry, but I'm new and keep getting lost in the threads! lol

Star, did you have your meeting yet?

 

[rejectedmom]

Star, Im weighing in late here and believe me I do understand just wanting it all to end. From what you say this program he is currently in is not structured enough to help Dude. compare that to 8 months at a program that is more suited to his needs and the possibilities of some success is nothing to sneeze at.

A kid can do alot of maturing in 8 months time, given the right environment. I am with the suggestion that you go and tour the new facility. Pay attention to the other boys there. Observe their demenor. Do they seem calm in general. Do they smile? Are they clean and taking pride in their appearance? Observe the staff. Are they engaging the boys. Does it seem genuine?

That said you still might be fooled as I was with my difficult child's first Residential Treatment Center (RTC) placement. Truly there are no real clear cut answers. So much of what we do for our difficult child's just comes fromt our gut. so I have to ask why keep him at a facility that lets him run wild and giving him the rope to hang himself when there might be a better choice. It seems like the choice is between a longer time at a facility that is doing nothing but babysitting him or a shorter time at a place that might help but be unable to finish the job. -RM