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<blockquote data-quote="Mikey" data-source="post: 86066" data-attributes="member: 3579"><p>Jane, I think the college and "getting ahead" things are important to her, but her real fear is letting her little boy go out into the world and away from her protection. I can't say that I blame her. She wants to keep him home and under her "care" to give him the chance to "grow out of it". The other stuff is just pretty window dressing to that fear.</p><p></p><p>Even if he's still living with us, if he OD's, passes out and stops breathing, it won't happen at home. If his lungs collapse into another morbid asthma attack from smoking or hitting the bong, it won't be at home, either. If he flips his car while driving drunk (or with someone else who's driving under the influence), it won't happen in front of our house where we can stop it. His acting out is based on defiance - disappearing and doing the things we don't want him to do, and then coming home after the fact. </p><p></p><p>If the worst happens while he's living at home, it won't happen <strong>at</strong> home. He simply won't make it home. </p><p>:rolleyes: </p><p></p><p>That's the real truth, but I understand the need to feel like you're doing <em>something</em> to keep it from happening. I did it for two years, and may still continue doing it. But at least I'm not lying to myself any more. Small as it is, it's a start, but one wife hasn't made with me.</p><p></p><p>Mikey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey, post: 86066, member: 3579"] Jane, I think the college and "getting ahead" things are important to her, but her real fear is letting her little boy go out into the world and away from her protection. I can't say that I blame her. She wants to keep him home and under her "care" to give him the chance to "grow out of it". The other stuff is just pretty window dressing to that fear. Even if he's still living with us, if he OD's, passes out and stops breathing, it won't happen at home. If his lungs collapse into another morbid asthma attack from smoking or hitting the bong, it won't be at home, either. If he flips his car while driving drunk (or with someone else who's driving under the influence), it won't happen in front of our house where we can stop it. His acting out is based on defiance - disappearing and doing the things we don't want him to do, and then coming home after the fact. If the worst happens while he's living at home, it won't happen [b]at[/b] home. He simply won't make it home. [img]:rolleyes:[/img] That's the real truth, but I understand the need to feel like you're doing [i]something[/i] to keep it from happening. I did it for two years, and may still continue doing it. But at least I'm not lying to myself any more. Small as it is, it's a start, but one wife hasn't made with me. Mikey [/QUOTE]
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