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Got that first phone call...
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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 598927" data-attributes="member: 15801"><p>which predictably was about how awful the place is, how it will do no good, how it is actually worse than jail etc. My husband and I were both on the phone, both encouraging, both saying there is nohting we can do but we love you. Hang in there, you can do this.... I told him you are a survivor, you have lived on the streets you can do this. He did ask if there was a place that could take insurance? And how would he go about finding a better place etc.... I told him he would need to talk to probation and drug court that there was nothing I could do. I stayed strong!! And really there is nothing I can do (not that I want to at this point). Visiting hours are on Sundays and he wants the girlfriend to come.... he can only call out collect but we can call him so I said I would make sure she had the number. She did call him and I think after that he was doing better..... I think we are all going to need to be pretty encouraging and supportive to help him stay motivated the first few weeks.... I really hope though that at some point he can start really doing this for himself. One thing I think is good.... is really the only way to get out of the house is to get a job (not allowed yet) and so hopefully that will be a good reason to get a job because I think that would be the best thing for him.</p><p></p><p>So that is where we are at at the moment.</p><p></p><p></p><p>TL</p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":smile:" title="smile :smile:" data-shortname=":smile:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 598927, member: 15801"] which predictably was about how awful the place is, how it will do no good, how it is actually worse than jail etc. My husband and I were both on the phone, both encouraging, both saying there is nohting we can do but we love you. Hang in there, you can do this.... I told him you are a survivor, you have lived on the streets you can do this. He did ask if there was a place that could take insurance? And how would he go about finding a better place etc.... I told him he would need to talk to probation and drug court that there was nothing I could do. I stayed strong!! And really there is nothing I can do (not that I want to at this point). Visiting hours are on Sundays and he wants the girlfriend to come.... he can only call out collect but we can call him so I said I would make sure she had the number. She did call him and I think after that he was doing better..... I think we are all going to need to be pretty encouraging and supportive to help him stay motivated the first few weeks.... I really hope though that at some point he can start really doing this for himself. One thing I think is good.... is really the only way to get out of the house is to get a job (not allowed yet) and so hopefully that will be a good reason to get a job because I think that would be the best thing for him. So that is where we are at at the moment. TL :smile: [/QUOTE]
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