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17 year old son has us feeling trapped
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<blockquote data-quote="BloodiedButUnbowed" data-source="post: 702762" data-attributes="member: 13303"><p>This is the direction my hard drinking, pot smoking, truant 16 year old stepson is headed down, as well. Your description of your 17 year old is exactly like him, very smart but troubled, socially awkward, anxious and depressed, unwilling to take prescribed medications for these conditions. I was actively trying to get his parents - my wife and her ex husband - to wake up and take action. I have since realized this was just my own codependency and was quite unhealthy for me not to mention not helpful for the situation. The parents are both in denial, not on the same page and cannot co parent because their relationship is so toxic. It is a shame but my stepson is going to have to figure it out on his own. The school resource officer lectured him about his truancy recently, and the next time he does it he is going to be fined. Not sure if this is a deterrent for him or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BloodiedButUnbowed, post: 702762, member: 13303"] This is the direction my hard drinking, pot smoking, truant 16 year old stepson is headed down, as well. Your description of your 17 year old is exactly like him, very smart but troubled, socially awkward, anxious and depressed, unwilling to take prescribed medications for these conditions. I was actively trying to get his parents - my wife and her ex husband - to wake up and take action. I have since realized this was just my own codependency and was quite unhealthy for me not to mention not helpful for the situation. The parents are both in denial, not on the same page and cannot co parent because their relationship is so toxic. It is a shame but my stepson is going to have to figure it out on his own. The school resource officer lectured him about his truancy recently, and the next time he does it he is going to be fined. Not sure if this is a deterrent for him or not. [/QUOTE]
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