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<blockquote data-quote="Hope2" data-source="post: 527649" data-attributes="member: 14511"><p>Thought this might be a good place to intro myself a little...I am 67 and helping to raise two grandsons....My only daughter has her nephew at her house during the week and he comes to my house on the week end.very bright boy but starting to have what the tests call processing problem..all A's to this point???? My other grandson is now 19 and away at college but not attending...so sad and breaks my heart...he called his mom home 5 years ago because his step dad was scaring him ( had a gun to his head) and when daughter came home he got away but the situation became a murder suicide...I just can't wrap my mind around a girl with a very good job a masters degree..and everything seemed pretty good to me and then this...well this boy ...guess Ill call him GFG5...is having huge issues...he gave his aunt so much trouble that I got him near the middle of his senior year..he was failing his classes and with a lot of blood seat and tears he graduated out of our IB program sums *** laude and I thought all was going to be great..he chose a college where his girlfriend was going and then things went sour again..know he had a substance abuse problem but seemed to have it under control..he does see a psychiatrist and he told me he was trying to self destruct....now he is an adult and the pattern seems to be that he calls me when he needs something or is severely depressed..but not any other time---I ran up to get him about 2 weeks ago and brought him home....he was crying on the phone...and he saw his doctor and got some more pills..and papa took him back to college ( a 4 and a half hour drive) had dinner with him and stayed over night seem to get along great and now no phone calls..doesnt return text or phone calls or emails.....I was letting it tear me apart but trying to learn that I can not control him anymore and I have to let go....can anyone tell me if they think I should just be there when he needs me..like going to his docs office when he lets things go to the last minute..and picking up prescriptions and mailing them to him..or should I back off and if he doesn't call me...then react as I would if he was someone else...and not run and do things for him...I worry about suicide......I know he got in a very little trouble with MJ and now has to stay clean or the police will prosecute him etc..if he stays clean for 6 months they will expunge the charge and it won't effect his life...when he was at home this time he was clean......he has a fair amt of money and now I think is finally learning that most of his so called friends are there only when the money is there..and I know that is part of what set off the last crying episode.......from reading posts here...I am picking up a lot of info and bless you all as right now you are keeping me going..this isn't something I could talk to friends about .......thanks again for being here......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hope2, post: 527649, member: 14511"] Thought this might be a good place to intro myself a little...I am 67 and helping to raise two grandsons....My only daughter has her nephew at her house during the week and he comes to my house on the week end.very bright boy but starting to have what the tests call processing problem..all A's to this point???? My other grandson is now 19 and away at college but not attending...so sad and breaks my heart...he called his mom home 5 years ago because his step dad was scaring him ( had a gun to his head) and when daughter came home he got away but the situation became a murder suicide...I just can't wrap my mind around a girl with a very good job a masters degree..and everything seemed pretty good to me and then this...well this boy ...guess Ill call him GFG5...is having huge issues...he gave his aunt so much trouble that I got him near the middle of his senior year..he was failing his classes and with a lot of blood seat and tears he graduated out of our IB program sums *** laude and I thought all was going to be great..he chose a college where his girlfriend was going and then things went sour again..know he had a substance abuse problem but seemed to have it under control..he does see a psychiatrist and he told me he was trying to self destruct....now he is an adult and the pattern seems to be that he calls me when he needs something or is severely depressed..but not any other time---I ran up to get him about 2 weeks ago and brought him home....he was crying on the phone...and he saw his doctor and got some more pills..and papa took him back to college ( a 4 and a half hour drive) had dinner with him and stayed over night seem to get along great and now no phone calls..doesnt return text or phone calls or emails.....I was letting it tear me apart but trying to learn that I can not control him anymore and I have to let go....can anyone tell me if they think I should just be there when he needs me..like going to his docs office when he lets things go to the last minute..and picking up prescriptions and mailing them to him..or should I back off and if he doesn't call me...then react as I would if he was someone else...and not run and do things for him...I worry about suicide......I know he got in a very little trouble with MJ and now has to stay clean or the police will prosecute him etc..if he stays clean for 6 months they will expunge the charge and it won't effect his life...when he was at home this time he was clean......he has a fair amt of money and now I think is finally learning that most of his so called friends are there only when the money is there..and I know that is part of what set off the last crying episode.......from reading posts here...I am picking up a lot of info and bless you all as right now you are keeping me going..this isn't something I could talk to friends about .......thanks again for being here...... [/QUOTE]
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