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<blockquote data-quote="savior no more" data-source="post: 697228" data-attributes="member: 19838"><p>This brought back such memories for me. Two of the most vivid memories were first when he was around five years old and I hauled him to a nice lady psychologist. He had on a yellow hoodie and he spit on me the whole way up the elevators to the second floor of this building. He was pounding his feet on the floor while we were waiting. I can't remember my response to him exactly - I do remember the desperation of trying to get SOMEONE TO PLEASE help me with this kid and overwhelming shame and guilt for his public behavior.</p><p></p><p>The second time that is so vivid is he was 17 years old and had spent 18 months in a residential treatment center. I hauled him then to a male psychologist and he went willingly but then slumped in the chair and had this attitude such as "you can't make me do one thing". The psycologist then evaluated him and asked to speak to me privately. He said my son's demeanor was one of pure opposition and that he really didn't like to work with kids like this as he had little impact but he would consider it. I booked another appointment but later called and related to the receptionist that I didn't think we needed his services. I was certain the psychologist had it wrong - he just didn't understand my son. ha Who had it wrong was me and this man understood my son way better than me. There are times I think about writing a book on the tales of raising him but I'm not sure I could stand re-living the trauma.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="savior no more, post: 697228, member: 19838"] This brought back such memories for me. Two of the most vivid memories were first when he was around five years old and I hauled him to a nice lady psychologist. He had on a yellow hoodie and he spit on me the whole way up the elevators to the second floor of this building. He was pounding his feet on the floor while we were waiting. I can't remember my response to him exactly - I do remember the desperation of trying to get SOMEONE TO PLEASE help me with this kid and overwhelming shame and guilt for his public behavior. The second time that is so vivid is he was 17 years old and had spent 18 months in a residential treatment center. I hauled him then to a male psychologist and he went willingly but then slumped in the chair and had this attitude such as "you can't make me do one thing". The psycologist then evaluated him and asked to speak to me privately. He said my son's demeanor was one of pure opposition and that he really didn't like to work with kids like this as he had little impact but he would consider it. I booked another appointment but later called and related to the receptionist that I didn't think we needed his services. I was certain the psychologist had it wrong - he just didn't understand my son. ha Who had it wrong was me and this man understood my son way better than me. There are times I think about writing a book on the tales of raising him but I'm not sure I could stand re-living the trauma. [/QUOTE]
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