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<blockquote data-quote="CAmom" data-source="post: 59491" data-attributes="member: 1835"><p>Midwest, I appreciate those "nuggets." It's good to read about others' success stories. </p><p></p><p>No, I don't believe my son is a bad kid. He's got good values and morals, but as with most people, drugs and alcohol loosen inhibitions, and I've always felt that most humans beings aren't all that far removed from neanderthals to begin with, so substances can blur that thin skin of civilization. </p><p></p><p>I know that we're going to have to take a hard line, once he gets home because he certainly does feel quite entitled. In the past, when he'd ask for money, and I'd ask him what he had done to deserve or earn it, he would grin and say, "Well, I'm breathing aren't I." Maybe I was mistaken in taking this as a joke...</p><p></p><p>I think he's quite aware that there are going to be changes because he regularly asks us to take certain clothes and shoes (which I've occasionally bought him at his request over the months he's been gone) home with us. I've been puzzled because, in each case, the items are unworn with the tags still on them. When I asked him about this, he told me that he knows that he's not going to have everything handed to him when he returns home so he's stockpiling now while he still can. </p><p></p><p>As you pointed out, the peer situation is probably going to be the most difficult. The good news is that almost every one of his friends is working and/or going off to college, so they won't have the free time they used to. </p><p></p><p>Thank you for the nice words. Actually, my son tells us very often that we're the best parents and wants us never to blame ourselves for his situation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CAmom, post: 59491, member: 1835"] Midwest, I appreciate those "nuggets." It's good to read about others' success stories. No, I don't believe my son is a bad kid. He's got good values and morals, but as with most people, drugs and alcohol loosen inhibitions, and I've always felt that most humans beings aren't all that far removed from neanderthals to begin with, so substances can blur that thin skin of civilization. I know that we're going to have to take a hard line, once he gets home because he certainly does feel quite entitled. In the past, when he'd ask for money, and I'd ask him what he had done to deserve or earn it, he would grin and say, "Well, I'm breathing aren't I." Maybe I was mistaken in taking this as a joke... I think he's quite aware that there are going to be changes because he regularly asks us to take certain clothes and shoes (which I've occasionally bought him at his request over the months he's been gone) home with us. I've been puzzled because, in each case, the items are unworn with the tags still on them. When I asked him about this, he told me that he knows that he's not going to have everything handed to him when he returns home so he's stockpiling now while he still can. As you pointed out, the peer situation is probably going to be the most difficult. The good news is that almost every one of his friends is working and/or going off to college, so they won't have the free time they used to. Thank you for the nice words. Actually, my son tells us very often that we're the best parents and wants us never to blame ourselves for his situation. [/QUOTE]
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