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<blockquote data-quote="BloodiedButUnbowed" data-source="post: 695120" data-attributes="member: 13303"><p>We are not making any progress with SS #1, but SS #2 (who has his issues, but nowhere close to those of SS#1) spent part of the weekend with us, including an overnight, and it went well. It was the first time we had seen him in two months, when both boys began to boycott their scheduled biweekly overnight visits with us.</p><p></p><p>We are hopeful that the estrangement between SS#2 and us is over for good. We credit a skilled therapist for working with SS#2, my wife and her ex-husband. Without this intervention we would not be at this point.</p><p></p><p>I post here because of issues with SS#1, and that situation is for the moment unchanged, but to see positive movement with SS#2 is really encouraging and makes us very happy. He is a great kid in a bad situation and he's doing his best to cope. He doesn't have SS#1's mental health issues and for that we are very grateful.</p><p></p><p>SS#1 is starting to realize that there are consequences for his choices - he is being shunned by family members of my wife, who have always been very good/generous with him, due to his defiant attitude and refusal to cooperate with anyone. He has been told that until he acknowledges that my wife is his mother and becomes willing to treat her respectfully, engage in therapy to improve the relationship, etc. that they will not buy his back to school clothes, take him out for meals, etc. His birthday is coming up and he will be in for another shock if he expects a celebration and presents. They are not forthcoming unless the situation begins to change.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BloodiedButUnbowed, post: 695120, member: 13303"] We are not making any progress with SS #1, but SS #2 (who has his issues, but nowhere close to those of SS#1) spent part of the weekend with us, including an overnight, and it went well. It was the first time we had seen him in two months, when both boys began to boycott their scheduled biweekly overnight visits with us. We are hopeful that the estrangement between SS#2 and us is over for good. We credit a skilled therapist for working with SS#2, my wife and her ex-husband. Without this intervention we would not be at this point. I post here because of issues with SS#1, and that situation is for the moment unchanged, but to see positive movement with SS#2 is really encouraging and makes us very happy. He is a great kid in a bad situation and he's doing his best to cope. He doesn't have SS#1's mental health issues and for that we are very grateful. SS#1 is starting to realize that there are consequences for his choices - he is being shunned by family members of my wife, who have always been very good/generous with him, due to his defiant attitude and refusal to cooperate with anyone. He has been told that until he acknowledges that my wife is his mother and becomes willing to treat her respectfully, engage in therapy to improve the relationship, etc. that they will not buy his back to school clothes, take him out for meals, etc. His birthday is coming up and he will be in for another shock if he expects a celebration and presents. They are not forthcoming unless the situation begins to change. [/QUOTE]
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