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<blockquote data-quote="Mikey" data-source="post: 41645" data-attributes="member: 3579"><p>Hi dlgallant, and welcome to our little corner of cyberspace. I hope that you hear some things here that will help, or at least give you some idea of how to approach this very tough issue. My two cents:</p><p></p><p>- I, too, have a child who works very hard to maintain an image as a druggie, but it isn't borne out in either his actions or his tests. He does use pot, but not to the extent he wants everyone to believe. </p><p></p><p>Why he craves that persona, we still don't know. It may be an attention thing, it may be his way of deflecting responsibility, it may be his way of rebelling against God-knows what (or some combination of the above). But we're working on it.</p><p></p><p>- I second the idea of getting help for yourself. Given the history and current circumstances, you won't be able to help anyone (including yourself) if you're paralyzed by what's happening. It wasn't until my wife and I sought help that we were able to see clearly and make some rational decsions about how to approach our problems with our son. </p><p></p><p>Whether or not we're now doing the "right thing" is debatable. But at least we're working with clear heads, we aren't paralyzed by emotions or the situation, and we have some hope of coming out better than when we started (for ourselves, if nothing else).</p><p></p><p>Again, welcome to CD, and I hope you find some help and peace here.</p><p></p><p>Mikey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey, post: 41645, member: 3579"] Hi dlgallant, and welcome to our little corner of cyberspace. I hope that you hear some things here that will help, or at least give you some idea of how to approach this very tough issue. My two cents: - I, too, have a child who works very hard to maintain an image as a druggie, but it isn't borne out in either his actions or his tests. He does use pot, but not to the extent he wants everyone to believe. Why he craves that persona, we still don't know. It may be an attention thing, it may be his way of deflecting responsibility, it may be his way of rebelling against God-knows what (or some combination of the above). But we're working on it. - I second the idea of getting help for yourself. Given the history and current circumstances, you won't be able to help anyone (including yourself) if you're paralyzed by what's happening. It wasn't until my wife and I sought help that we were able to see clearly and make some rational decsions about how to approach our problems with our son. Whether or not we're now doing the "right thing" is debatable. But at least we're working with clear heads, we aren't paralyzed by emotions or the situation, and we have some hope of coming out better than when we started (for ourselves, if nothing else). Again, welcome to CD, and I hope you find some help and peace here. Mikey [/QUOTE]
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