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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 632713" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>From the autobiography I read written by the homeless young adult, who chose to be homeless, the mission has strict rules about curfew and the clients have to all listen to a sermon before they get to eat and of course there is no getting high. So many of his street freinds (adult in the book) and himself had been thrown out and could eat there, but not live there. He seemed to have fun on the streets himself. He lived in a "tent city" and everyone had a free tent and there was always good stuff to eat and everyone knew where to go for food and shelter. Most didn't stay in a shelter because they wanted to use drugs or get drunk or both.</p><p></p><p>After reading that book, it gave me a new outlook on the homeless population. There is a lot of support for one another out there and in the community. For the most part, the homeless prefer not following rules and having no homes to having homes and having to follow societal rules. This young man had an open invitation to live with his sister, but he kept turning her down (the communicated by e-mail at the library). At the end of the book, he finally agreed to go stay with her, but it wasn't because he was unhappy. He sort of was flippant...time to join society again, although he did not say he planned on quitting drugs and his sister did not set down any rules for him. I wanted to find out what happened to the young man, but he didn't give an epilogue and I don't even know if he used his real name.</p><p></p><p>I wish I could remember the name of that book. It was very good and honest. He didn't try to make himself any better than he was. Oh, yeah. Jail didn't bother him either. He pretty much just went with the flow no matter what happened to him. Nothing really bad did.</p><p></p><p>Guess they have to be ready for a huge lifestyle change...basically ready to join society and it's rules. I had no idea there was such an active homeless community nor that there were so many services for the homeless, although I had once worked at a homeless shelter. I thought we were unique. </p><p></p><p>I hope your son eventually decides to join society again one day. That and quitting drugs are the two biggies for all of our wayward young adult children.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 632713, member: 1550"] From the autobiography I read written by the homeless young adult, who chose to be homeless, the mission has strict rules about curfew and the clients have to all listen to a sermon before they get to eat and of course there is no getting high. So many of his street freinds (adult in the book) and himself had been thrown out and could eat there, but not live there. He seemed to have fun on the streets himself. He lived in a "tent city" and everyone had a free tent and there was always good stuff to eat and everyone knew where to go for food and shelter. Most didn't stay in a shelter because they wanted to use drugs or get drunk or both. After reading that book, it gave me a new outlook on the homeless population. There is a lot of support for one another out there and in the community. For the most part, the homeless prefer not following rules and having no homes to having homes and having to follow societal rules. This young man had an open invitation to live with his sister, but he kept turning her down (the communicated by e-mail at the library). At the end of the book, he finally agreed to go stay with her, but it wasn't because he was unhappy. He sort of was flippant...time to join society again, although he did not say he planned on quitting drugs and his sister did not set down any rules for him. I wanted to find out what happened to the young man, but he didn't give an epilogue and I don't even know if he used his real name. I wish I could remember the name of that book. It was very good and honest. He didn't try to make himself any better than he was. Oh, yeah. Jail didn't bother him either. He pretty much just went with the flow no matter what happened to him. Nothing really bad did. Guess they have to be ready for a huge lifestyle change...basically ready to join society and it's rules. I had no idea there was such an active homeless community nor that there were so many services for the homeless, although I had once worked at a homeless shelter. I thought we were unique. I hope your son eventually decides to join society again one day. That and quitting drugs are the two biggies for all of our wayward young adult children. [/QUOTE]
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