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<blockquote data-quote="Tanya M" data-source="post: 640936" data-attributes="member: 18516"><p>My difficult child has been in and out jail several times. His longest stay was 2 years. I too dreaded his release but I still had hope that he could turn his life around. While he was locked up my husband and I moved from CO to the Midwest to care for my husband's aging parents. When my difficult child was released at age 25 I flew out to CO, picked him up and flew him back here. I knew better than to have him stay with us so my husband and I purchased a small house for him to live in. We purchased him clothes, food, cell phone, etc... all he had to do was find a job and start being responsible. We had done this type of thing for him in the past also but he never could manage to keep it together. I had really hoped that it would be different this time and once again he screwed it up. My husband and I gave our difficult child more second chances than we should have but this last time really was the last time. He will be 34 in Jan and for the most part is jobless and homeless. He made his way back to CO where he has been back in jail twice, that I know of. He will never get another dime out of us. I know with every fiber of my being that we did absolutely everything we could to help him. He of course likes to lie about us telling people we are the worst parents ever, how we have never been there for him, how his messed up life is our fault, blah, blah, blah. I am so over it and do not care what others think (it may sting a little) but ultimately I don't care because I know the truth.</p><p></p><p>As for you, you have to do what you feel is right, just make sure that you consider the safety of yourself and your home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tanya M, post: 640936, member: 18516"] My difficult child has been in and out jail several times. His longest stay was 2 years. I too dreaded his release but I still had hope that he could turn his life around. While he was locked up my husband and I moved from CO to the Midwest to care for my husband's aging parents. When my difficult child was released at age 25 I flew out to CO, picked him up and flew him back here. I knew better than to have him stay with us so my husband and I purchased a small house for him to live in. We purchased him clothes, food, cell phone, etc... all he had to do was find a job and start being responsible. We had done this type of thing for him in the past also but he never could manage to keep it together. I had really hoped that it would be different this time and once again he screwed it up. My husband and I gave our difficult child more second chances than we should have but this last time really was the last time. He will be 34 in Jan and for the most part is jobless and homeless. He made his way back to CO where he has been back in jail twice, that I know of. He will never get another dime out of us. I know with every fiber of my being that we did absolutely everything we could to help him. He of course likes to lie about us telling people we are the worst parents ever, how we have never been there for him, how his messed up life is our fault, blah, blah, blah. I am so over it and do not care what others think (it may sting a little) but ultimately I don't care because I know the truth. As for you, you have to do what you feel is right, just make sure that you consider the safety of yourself and your home. [/QUOTE]
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