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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 294211" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>I will point out one more thing. </p><p></p><p>It is horrifying and heartbreaking to see them in jail/prison. I hate to say that I am almost becoming accustomed to seeing my kid in cuffs. I remember the first time I saw him in cuffs and shackles and I broke down into a complete puddle and had to be sedated. He was 14 and going to juvy. We went to visit him once and I told him then I would never visit him in jail again. Well, that must have scared him for a while because he didnt get into anymore trouble until he was an adult. Dumb bunny! </p><p></p><p>Now I have seen him in handcuffs more times than I can count. Bailed him out of jail, visited him, not visited him, taken calls, not taken calls. Sigh. We pretty much do make sure he has money in his canteen account because we know that is important. We do love him. When he has to serve time coming up, we will go visit from time to time, we will write and we will arrange phone calls. We will put money in his account. Right now, he has been doing so well and this is a bump in the road that he is facing head on. I feel he is owning up to his problems and not blaming anyone else which is a major step up from where he has been in the past. It used to be he always called me and begged me to do something, saying it was my fault or someone elses fault. Now, he knows things are his fault and he has to pay the price. He always tells me not to worry, he will be fine. </p><p></p><p>That is why I am there to support him. He isnt asking for it anymore which makes me able to give it freely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 294211, member: 1514"] I will point out one more thing. It is horrifying and heartbreaking to see them in jail/prison. I hate to say that I am almost becoming accustomed to seeing my kid in cuffs. I remember the first time I saw him in cuffs and shackles and I broke down into a complete puddle and had to be sedated. He was 14 and going to juvy. We went to visit him once and I told him then I would never visit him in jail again. Well, that must have scared him for a while because he didnt get into anymore trouble until he was an adult. Dumb bunny! Now I have seen him in handcuffs more times than I can count. Bailed him out of jail, visited him, not visited him, taken calls, not taken calls. Sigh. We pretty much do make sure he has money in his canteen account because we know that is important. We do love him. When he has to serve time coming up, we will go visit from time to time, we will write and we will arrange phone calls. We will put money in his account. Right now, he has been doing so well and this is a bump in the road that he is facing head on. I feel he is owning up to his problems and not blaming anyone else which is a major step up from where he has been in the past. It used to be he always called me and begged me to do something, saying it was my fault or someone elses fault. Now, he knows things are his fault and he has to pay the price. He always tells me not to worry, he will be fine. That is why I am there to support him. He isnt asking for it anymore which makes me able to give it freely. [/QUOTE]
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