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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 586799" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>ILMS I started to respond last night but got distracted. I was going to say the same as TL. Many of us here have foudn that paying for their cell phone is the lesser of the two evils. Having had a difficult child on the streets I found it unbearable not to be abe to have contact with her or have her be able to call for help in an emergency. For that reason we agreed to pay for her phone and have continued that even today. I can;t imagine us stopping that service unless she was in a position to pay for it herself. Having said that, I did have parental controls on the phone and was able to set time limits and block numbers and even restrict all calling except to 999 and family members in her plan. I did use that feature on occassion when I wanted her to get in touch with us.</p><p></p><p>You my just have to let him find his bottom and decide for himself when to get help and in the meantime not allow him to live in your home while he is using. There is little you can do to force him into treatment but the courts may do so in response to his incident at the convenience store. That is a serious situation and he may decide treatment is better than jail. If he is arrested you will want to talk to his attorney to let him/her know what is going on with your son and the drugs and tell them you would like court ordered treatment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 586799, member: 59"] ILMS I started to respond last night but got distracted. I was going to say the same as TL. Many of us here have foudn that paying for their cell phone is the lesser of the two evils. Having had a difficult child on the streets I found it unbearable not to be abe to have contact with her or have her be able to call for help in an emergency. For that reason we agreed to pay for her phone and have continued that even today. I can;t imagine us stopping that service unless she was in a position to pay for it herself. Having said that, I did have parental controls on the phone and was able to set time limits and block numbers and even restrict all calling except to 999 and family members in her plan. I did use that feature on occassion when I wanted her to get in touch with us. You my just have to let him find his bottom and decide for himself when to get help and in the meantime not allow him to live in your home while he is using. There is little you can do to force him into treatment but the courts may do so in response to his incident at the convenience store. That is a serious situation and he may decide treatment is better than jail. If he is arrested you will want to talk to his attorney to let him/her know what is going on with your son and the drugs and tell them you would like court ordered treatment. [/QUOTE]
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