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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 619373" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>Hello, Dad in MN, and welcome to the site. </p><p></p><p>No, you should not have forced them into counseling. You did exactly the right thing. Your sons are grown men who know better, on so many levels. There are parents here who will tell you that, in addition to actions already taken, you should press charges against your sons.</p><p></p><p>You are exactly right that you need to speak the truth about what is happening to you, your wife, and your family. I am glad you found us. It is a painful, shameful, humiliating thing to try to understand what is happening, to figure out who is responsible, and to go about changing it. </p><p></p><p>We can help you with that.</p><p></p><p>First: Nothing you did or did not do when they were little "made" your sons rebel, drop out, use drugs, turn fundamentalist political activists or, more recently, turn opportunist thieves. You and your wife are being victimized in the same way our difficult child (Gift From God) children are victimizing each of us. As you continue to read here, you will be amazed at the similarities between our stories and your own.</p><p></p><p>You will be horrified to learn we are agonizing over our children's lives and choices, and our probable responsibility in what happened to them, just as you and your wife are.</p><p></p><p>The first "pinned" item on this site contains information on a skillset called detachment. Please take a moment to read that. </p><p></p><p>I am glad you found us. </p><p></p><p>My children are 38 and 39.</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 619373, member: 17461"] Hello, Dad in MN, and welcome to the site. No, you should not have forced them into counseling. You did exactly the right thing. Your sons are grown men who know better, on so many levels. There are parents here who will tell you that, in addition to actions already taken, you should press charges against your sons. You are exactly right that you need to speak the truth about what is happening to you, your wife, and your family. I am glad you found us. It is a painful, shameful, humiliating thing to try to understand what is happening, to figure out who is responsible, and to go about changing it. We can help you with that. First: Nothing you did or did not do when they were little "made" your sons rebel, drop out, use drugs, turn fundamentalist political activists or, more recently, turn opportunist thieves. You and your wife are being victimized in the same way our difficult child (Gift From God) children are victimizing each of us. As you continue to read here, you will be amazed at the similarities between our stories and your own. You will be horrified to learn we are agonizing over our children's lives and choices, and our probable responsibility in what happened to them, just as you and your wife are. The first "pinned" item on this site contains information on a skillset called detachment. Please take a moment to read that. I am glad you found us. My children are 38 and 39. Cedar [/QUOTE]
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