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Adult son still stealing from me, apparently for drugs
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<blockquote data-quote="DoneDad" data-source="post: 656797" data-attributes="member: 17244"><p>Sorry you're in this situation. It's good you're seeing a psychologist. Does she know how bad the situation is and how much stress it is causing you? If he's stealing from you to get money for drugs it doesn't seem like taking him to DMH to get put on a waiting list is what needs to happen. </p><p></p><p>You need relief from this. You say you don't know how much longer you can live like this. Well, you shouldn't have to. </p><p></p><p>You say he doesn't want to be kicked out of the house, so this must have come up. The unfortunate truth is that this will continue as long as you allow it to. He's not going to stop. If he's doing drugs, he needs money to get them. </p><p></p><p>He needs help. But at 27 you can't help him. He has to want help and he has to get it for himself. </p><p></p><p>What you can do is protect yourself and your other family members. You know him living there isn't working. </p><p></p><p>You can either keep living as you are or do something different. </p><p></p><p>He may not want to be kicked out, but when he steals from you over and over he's lost the privilege of staying in your house any longer. A natural consequence of stealing from you is that he can't live there anymore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DoneDad, post: 656797, member: 17244"] Sorry you're in this situation. It's good you're seeing a psychologist. Does she know how bad the situation is and how much stress it is causing you? If he's stealing from you to get money for drugs it doesn't seem like taking him to DMH to get put on a waiting list is what needs to happen. You need relief from this. You say you don't know how much longer you can live like this. Well, you shouldn't have to. You say he doesn't want to be kicked out of the house, so this must have come up. The unfortunate truth is that this will continue as long as you allow it to. He's not going to stop. If he's doing drugs, he needs money to get them. He needs help. But at 27 you can't help him. He has to want help and he has to get it for himself. What you can do is protect yourself and your other family members. You know him living there isn't working. You can either keep living as you are or do something different. He may not want to be kicked out, but when he steals from you over and over he's lost the privilege of staying in your house any longer. A natural consequence of stealing from you is that he can't live there anymore. [/QUOTE]
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