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18 year old son refuses to take his medications
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<blockquote data-quote="New Leaf" data-source="post: 676408" data-attributes="member: 19522"><p>Hi cj, welcome to the forum, sorry for your need to be here. If this is your real name, you may want to change it, we are all anonymous, being that the public has access to this site. You have a few ideas already on how to move forward with this. It is hard when our kids become adults, live in our homes, but want to do things their way. You may want to check out your state laws, some states require an eviction process, even for adult children. My niece did this, for her adult kids, who were disrespectful to her, and would not follow house rules. I hope it does not come to this for you, but the fact is your son is an adult in the eyes of the law. Even if he does have difficulty with depression, he still has to learn to cope with it, and be a responsible adult. This is your home, your rules. I hope things go well for you. I had to ask my eldest to leave when she was 18, it had become too much, refused to listen, follow rules, disrespectful. If d cs are going to act this way, they do not need to be in our homes and make us miserable. You are correct, one cannot just sit around and play video games. I would think this will only continue, if you do not put your foot down. Setting rules and boundaries is important, then following through with them...otherwise the same old, same old will drag on forever, and before you know it, years go by. You are doing your son a big favor, by letting him test his wings. The sooner the better, is what I have found to be true. Wish you all the best. It is hard. Keep posting, others will come along. It helps to get ideas from others who have been in similar situations. Depression is tough, but folks have to learn how to take care of themselves, get treatment, and exist in society. Take care cj, you sound strong and have considered much already. We are here for you, you are not alone. {{{HUGS}}} leafy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="New Leaf, post: 676408, member: 19522"] Hi cj, welcome to the forum, sorry for your need to be here. If this is your real name, you may want to change it, we are all anonymous, being that the public has access to this site. You have a few ideas already on how to move forward with this. It is hard when our kids become adults, live in our homes, but want to do things their way. You may want to check out your state laws, some states require an eviction process, even for adult children. My niece did this, for her adult kids, who were disrespectful to her, and would not follow house rules. I hope it does not come to this for you, but the fact is your son is an adult in the eyes of the law. Even if he does have difficulty with depression, he still has to learn to cope with it, and be a responsible adult. This is your home, your rules. I hope things go well for you. I had to ask my eldest to leave when she was 18, it had become too much, refused to listen, follow rules, disrespectful. If d cs are going to act this way, they do not need to be in our homes and make us miserable. You are correct, one cannot just sit around and play video games. I would think this will only continue, if you do not put your foot down. Setting rules and boundaries is important, then following through with them...otherwise the same old, same old will drag on forever, and before you know it, years go by. You are doing your son a big favor, by letting him test his wings. The sooner the better, is what I have found to be true. Wish you all the best. It is hard. Keep posting, others will come along. It helps to get ideas from others who have been in similar situations. Depression is tough, but folks have to learn how to take care of themselves, get treatment, and exist in society. Take care cj, you sound strong and have considered much already. We are here for you, you are not alone. {{{HUGS}}} leafy [/QUOTE]
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