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<blockquote data-quote="CAmom" data-source="post: 5432" data-attributes="member: 1835"><p>Thank you all for your continued support. Okay, I really did know that I wouldn't hear "I told you so's" from any of you and that you would continue to offer the same support and positive thoughts that you've done all along!</p><p></p><p>I sincerely hope that this will be the wake-up call my son has needed. He's always been the kind of person that never gave much thought to verbal warnings. It seems that it has always taken a really "in-your-face" consequence to make any kind of impact on him. This certainly has done that!</p><p></p><p>Last night, I heard part of his side of the conversation with a friend which sounded as though they were trying to cook up a plan to meet up. This is impossible because, as part of the home detention program, my husband drives him to school and I pick him up. Period. No stops. No one, including his and OUR friends can come on our property, not even to the door. He is not allowed to set foot outside our house, not even in the yards. Yet, I could hear that they were plotting to somehow get around this. Then, to my stunned surprise, I heard him stop and say, "This is stupid--of COURSE I'm not going to meet you! Do you think I want to go back to Juvenile Hall???" Hallelujah!!!! Finally, SOMETHING is happening in that space between his ears!!!</p><p></p><p>Nonetheless, I'm not so naive as to think that this is the end of our troubles. In time, I'm sure this event in his life will fade into the background, at least somewhat. The good thing is that he is now on medication because the court directed that we have his ADD reevaluated and medication started if the MD directed. Because of what he feels is also an element of ODD, he started my son on a very low dose of Zyprexa, and I believe it's having a positive impact. </p><p></p><p>We're all glad, including my son, that he will probably be on probation for at least a year so he will have to be accountable to a probation officer in regard to staying away from pot, hanging with old friends, etc. </p><p></p><p>So, we're hoping...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CAmom, post: 5432, member: 1835"] Thank you all for your continued support. Okay, I really did know that I wouldn't hear "I told you so's" from any of you and that you would continue to offer the same support and positive thoughts that you've done all along! I sincerely hope that this will be the wake-up call my son has needed. He's always been the kind of person that never gave much thought to verbal warnings. It seems that it has always taken a really "in-your-face" consequence to make any kind of impact on him. This certainly has done that! Last night, I heard part of his side of the conversation with a friend which sounded as though they were trying to cook up a plan to meet up. This is impossible because, as part of the home detention program, my husband drives him to school and I pick him up. Period. No stops. No one, including his and OUR friends can come on our property, not even to the door. He is not allowed to set foot outside our house, not even in the yards. Yet, I could hear that they were plotting to somehow get around this. Then, to my stunned surprise, I heard him stop and say, "This is stupid--of COURSE I'm not going to meet you! Do you think I want to go back to Juvenile Hall???" Hallelujah!!!! Finally, SOMETHING is happening in that space between his ears!!! Nonetheless, I'm not so naive as to think that this is the end of our troubles. In time, I'm sure this event in his life will fade into the background, at least somewhat. The good thing is that he is now on medication because the court directed that we have his ADD reevaluated and medication started if the MD directed. Because of what he feels is also an element of ODD, he started my son on a very low dose of Zyprexa, and I believe it's having a positive impact. We're all glad, including my son, that he will probably be on probation for at least a year so he will have to be accountable to a probation officer in regard to staying away from pot, hanging with old friends, etc. So, we're hoping... [/QUOTE]
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