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18 yo.....two arrests in one week
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<blockquote data-quote="pinevalley" data-source="post: 490529" data-attributes="member: 3710"><p>I don't have any words of wisdom, but I am sending this message to you to offer support and to give you strength in this battle with your difficult child. I have an 18 year old difficult child also, and he has been arrested two times in the last month, one of the charges a felony. My husband and I were able to convince our difficult child to enter an inpatient rehab for his addiction, but he only agreed to go because of his upcoming court case. Our attorney told our son that if he didn't get help for his drug problem the judge would most likely send him to jail for the felony burglary charge. This scared our son a little so that he agreed to enter a rehab program. When our difficult child was using drugs he sounded a lot like your son: defiant, angry, terrible mood swings, and extremely difficult to live with. I can understand how helpless you may feel right now, because you probably don't really get a break from your worrying and constant battles with your difficult child. If there is any way that you can get your difficult child in an inpatient rehab program, it will be a tremendous help for both of you. My son has been in rehab for almost two weeks, and my husband and I have had two weeks of peace and quiet in our house. I know that you are probably upset about the arrests and court dates for your difficult child. But your difficult child and mine are both 18 and adults, and they should take responsibility for getting arrested. My difficult child does not want to go to jail, and this threat is helping to keep him in line right now. He already spent one night in jail and that was enough for him. Please try to take care of yourself, and do something nice for yourself once in awhile. It can be a nightmare living with a drug addicted teen, but there are lots of people on this board who understand what you are going through, and will offer support and encouragement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pinevalley, post: 490529, member: 3710"] I don't have any words of wisdom, but I am sending this message to you to offer support and to give you strength in this battle with your difficult child. I have an 18 year old difficult child also, and he has been arrested two times in the last month, one of the charges a felony. My husband and I were able to convince our difficult child to enter an inpatient rehab for his addiction, but he only agreed to go because of his upcoming court case. Our attorney told our son that if he didn't get help for his drug problem the judge would most likely send him to jail for the felony burglary charge. This scared our son a little so that he agreed to enter a rehab program. When our difficult child was using drugs he sounded a lot like your son: defiant, angry, terrible mood swings, and extremely difficult to live with. I can understand how helpless you may feel right now, because you probably don't really get a break from your worrying and constant battles with your difficult child. If there is any way that you can get your difficult child in an inpatient rehab program, it will be a tremendous help for both of you. My son has been in rehab for almost two weeks, and my husband and I have had two weeks of peace and quiet in our house. I know that you are probably upset about the arrests and court dates for your difficult child. But your difficult child and mine are both 18 and adults, and they should take responsibility for getting arrested. My difficult child does not want to go to jail, and this threat is helping to keep him in line right now. He already spent one night in jail and that was enough for him. Please try to take care of yourself, and do something nice for yourself once in awhile. It can be a nightmare living with a drug addicted teen, but there are lots of people on this board who understand what you are going through, and will offer support and encouragement. [/QUOTE]
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