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<blockquote data-quote="JKF" data-source="post: 636068" data-attributes="member: 12470"><p>I get so much strength from reading your replies. I sometimes read them over and over and it truly gives me peace. Tomorrow difficult child will be released from the psychiatric hospital and will be back on the streets. It's been such a peaceful 2 weeks. I gave him some phone numbers to shelters in the area where that particular psychiatric hospital is but he said that bc it's in a different county he can't go. I would think homeless is homeless in any county right? Perhaps I'm missing something.....</p><p></p><p>Anyway, he called yesterday and asked me to buy him some warm clothes when he gets out tomorrow. I said that he needs to talk to the people at MHA and the soup kitchen and try to get clothing from them. I know they have clothing vouchers so he needs to go that route first. Plus, I honestly don't' have the money right now to buy him clothes and second, even if I did I really don't want to give him anything at this point. Not even warm clothing. Horrible huh? And to top that off I don't even want to see him. I truly don't. It's so hard for me to see him homeless. I don't have the strength to see him like that anymore and I'll definitely be continuing to keep my distance.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes I feel like the worst mother in the world. I doubt myself and beat myself up with guilt and regrets. Yesterday was a particularly bad day for me but then I read something that COM wrote in another thread about making a timeline of all the things that have led us up to this point and all of the things I did to try to help him get out of this situation. I did and it really helps to see it mapped out on paper. Thank you for the suggestion COM. It's truly a great one and helped me quite a bit. I feel stronger today. I honestly don't know what I would do without all of you and the wonderful support and advice you give me in my darkest, weakest moments........</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JKF, post: 636068, member: 12470"] I get so much strength from reading your replies. I sometimes read them over and over and it truly gives me peace. Tomorrow difficult child will be released from the psychiatric hospital and will be back on the streets. It's been such a peaceful 2 weeks. I gave him some phone numbers to shelters in the area where that particular psychiatric hospital is but he said that bc it's in a different county he can't go. I would think homeless is homeless in any county right? Perhaps I'm missing something..... Anyway, he called yesterday and asked me to buy him some warm clothes when he gets out tomorrow. I said that he needs to talk to the people at MHA and the soup kitchen and try to get clothing from them. I know they have clothing vouchers so he needs to go that route first. Plus, I honestly don't' have the money right now to buy him clothes and second, even if I did I really don't want to give him anything at this point. Not even warm clothing. Horrible huh? And to top that off I don't even want to see him. I truly don't. It's so hard for me to see him homeless. I don't have the strength to see him like that anymore and I'll definitely be continuing to keep my distance. Sometimes I feel like the worst mother in the world. I doubt myself and beat myself up with guilt and regrets. Yesterday was a particularly bad day for me but then I read something that COM wrote in another thread about making a timeline of all the things that have led us up to this point and all of the things I did to try to help him get out of this situation. I did and it really helps to see it mapped out on paper. Thank you for the suggestion COM. It's truly a great one and helped me quite a bit. I feel stronger today. I honestly don't know what I would do without all of you and the wonderful support and advice you give me in my darkest, weakest moments........ [/QUOTE]
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