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20 year old son on the streets, heartbroken mom
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<blockquote data-quote="Albatross" data-source="post: 692840" data-attributes="member: 17720"><p>Welcome, Night Owl. I am sorry you had to find us but glad that you did.</p><p></p><p>Wow, you have been through quite a wringer, Night Owl. How heartbreaking.</p><p></p><p>It is all so sad, when the remedy is right at hand and they just won't pick it up. It is doubly hard, I think, because they are so young, and usually emotionally even younger than that because of their problems.</p><p></p><p>No, clearly you cannot allow him to live with you, Owl. You and your family have the right to physical and emotional safety.</p><p></p><p>And at 20 years old, you can't *force* him to do the things he needs to do in order to avoid his outbursts. But this is so much more than just a "tough love" scenario.</p><p></p><p>If he is capable of controlling his behavior when it suits him, then hopefully this will help him see the necessity of making his treatment more of a priority. If his rages are restricted to when he knows they are "safe," so to speak, I can't help but believe that he is capable of taking more responsibility for them and their prevention.</p><p> </p><p>Ugh, Night Owl. It's quite a conundrum. I don't know enough about the services available to offer any advice, but I wanted you to know I am reading along.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albatross, post: 692840, member: 17720"] Welcome, Night Owl. I am sorry you had to find us but glad that you did. Wow, you have been through quite a wringer, Night Owl. How heartbreaking. It is all so sad, when the remedy is right at hand and they just won't pick it up. It is doubly hard, I think, because they are so young, and usually emotionally even younger than that because of their problems. No, clearly you cannot allow him to live with you, Owl. You and your family have the right to physical and emotional safety. And at 20 years old, you can't *force* him to do the things he needs to do in order to avoid his outbursts. But this is so much more than just a "tough love" scenario. If he is capable of controlling his behavior when it suits him, then hopefully this will help him see the necessity of making his treatment more of a priority. If his rages are restricted to when he knows they are "safe," so to speak, I can't help but believe that he is capable of taking more responsibility for them and their prevention. Ugh, Night Owl. It's quite a conundrum. I don't know enough about the services available to offer any advice, but I wanted you to know I am reading along. [/QUOTE]
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