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<blockquote data-quote="wantpeace" data-source="post: 539132" data-attributes="member: 14002"><p>Thanks for all the advice. difficult child hasn't had a PO yet. His sentencing for the possession and bail jumping charges is in July. The lawyer said he will not likely have any jail time, but he will probably be on probation for 18 months. Right now he can't leave the house without me and doesn't fight it. He's been cooperative and polite up until this episode. His "friends" don't visit. I keep everything locked up and don't even buy cold medications anymore, so I don't know where these pills came from. I suspect he talked his brother into it, which is even more upsetting. Kids use DXM because it doesn't show up on urine tests, which he knows the PO will most likely do. The effects are much more frightening than marijuana. difficult child was taking sertraline for the past couple months, but now refuses to take it. He made a comment that it made him do something stupid (taking the cold medications). I told him I wanted him to go to another treatment facility and he got mad and said he's leaving when he's 18 anyway. </p><p></p><p>It's so upsetting to see my polite, gifted child make such stupid choices. I told his teacher what happened, and she cried. She said he's such a great kid and is so smart that he makes her feel stupid. The doctor at the hospital noticed how bright and well-spoken he was and said he totally didn't fit the image he had in his mind before he saw him. What a waste of talent! difficult child looked surprised the other day when I was emotional and said he didn't understand why I was upset since he was the one suffering! He has no idea how this is affecting everyone else - such a selfish disease! I'm re-reading the book<u> Don't Let Your Kids Kill You </u>and will be attending my first Alanon meeting tonight. I feel like I'm going crazy and need to get my sanity back.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks to all of you.</p><p></p><p>Hugs,</p><p>wantpeace</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wantpeace, post: 539132, member: 14002"] Thanks for all the advice. difficult child hasn't had a PO yet. His sentencing for the possession and bail jumping charges is in July. The lawyer said he will not likely have any jail time, but he will probably be on probation for 18 months. Right now he can't leave the house without me and doesn't fight it. He's been cooperative and polite up until this episode. His "friends" don't visit. I keep everything locked up and don't even buy cold medications anymore, so I don't know where these pills came from. I suspect he talked his brother into it, which is even more upsetting. Kids use DXM because it doesn't show up on urine tests, which he knows the PO will most likely do. The effects are much more frightening than marijuana. difficult child was taking sertraline for the past couple months, but now refuses to take it. He made a comment that it made him do something stupid (taking the cold medications). I told him I wanted him to go to another treatment facility and he got mad and said he's leaving when he's 18 anyway. It's so upsetting to see my polite, gifted child make such stupid choices. I told his teacher what happened, and she cried. She said he's such a great kid and is so smart that he makes her feel stupid. The doctor at the hospital noticed how bright and well-spoken he was and said he totally didn't fit the image he had in his mind before he saw him. What a waste of talent! difficult child looked surprised the other day when I was emotional and said he didn't understand why I was upset since he was the one suffering! He has no idea how this is affecting everyone else - such a selfish disease! I'm re-reading the book[U] Don't Let Your Kids Kill You [/U]and will be attending my first Alanon meeting tonight. I feel like I'm going crazy and need to get my sanity back. Thanks to all of you. Hugs, wantpeace [/QUOTE]
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