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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 245761" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>For a long time my oldest was very violent with his siblings. We spent years taking the same sex child (Wiz for husband, J for me) into the bathroom so they would not be alone in a room together. it was exhausting. We couldn't let them be alone long enough to use the bathroom because Wiz would hurt Jess every single stinkin' time.</p><p></p><p>We had to explain to Jess that Wiz was sick, and his behavior was part of that. and that we were working very hard to make him well.</p><p></p><p>Eventually he had to be hospitalized because the violence was just too much. He was in the psychiatric hospital for 4 months. I drove over 1 1/2 hours each way 2-3 times a week for meetings and therapy, plus another couple times for just visits. It was worth it.</p><p></p><p>He was OK for a year when he came home, then he started hitting me. My patience with violence was long gone. I had him removed by the Sheriff after a month of that. I will not be anyone's beaten woman. Certainly not my son's!</p><p></p><p>He was in a Youth Shelter for 3 nights - until he broke the rules cause rules don't apply to him, don'tcha know!- and they called with an urgent message to come get him.</p><p></p><p>My parents had him stay with them, and after a while my dad decided that Wiz should stay with them and we should not pursue a placement. It was hard to say, "OK", but we did and after about 1 year with Gpa and Gma Wiz turned himself around. </p><p></p><p>Therapy for children who are in families like ours is CRUCIAL. My daughter has enormous PTSD and with-o therapy would be in a rubber room as Wiz targeted her for years. Today she is through a LOT of that, and things are going pretty well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 245761, member: 1233"] For a long time my oldest was very violent with his siblings. We spent years taking the same sex child (Wiz for husband, J for me) into the bathroom so they would not be alone in a room together. it was exhausting. We couldn't let them be alone long enough to use the bathroom because Wiz would hurt Jess every single stinkin' time. We had to explain to Jess that Wiz was sick, and his behavior was part of that. and that we were working very hard to make him well. Eventually he had to be hospitalized because the violence was just too much. He was in the psychiatric hospital for 4 months. I drove over 1 1/2 hours each way 2-3 times a week for meetings and therapy, plus another couple times for just visits. It was worth it. He was OK for a year when he came home, then he started hitting me. My patience with violence was long gone. I had him removed by the Sheriff after a month of that. I will not be anyone's beaten woman. Certainly not my son's! He was in a Youth Shelter for 3 nights - until he broke the rules cause rules don't apply to him, don'tcha know!- and they called with an urgent message to come get him. My parents had him stay with them, and after a while my dad decided that Wiz should stay with them and we should not pursue a placement. It was hard to say, "OK", but we did and after about 1 year with Gpa and Gma Wiz turned himself around. Therapy for children who are in families like ours is CRUCIAL. My daughter has enormous PTSD and with-o therapy would be in a rubber room as Wiz targeted her for years. Today she is through a LOT of that, and things are going pretty well. [/QUOTE]
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