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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 614668" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>J will only be allowed to stay in our home thru Sunday. We took him in two years ago, not recently. I know he does make some of his own problems. He's not a stupid kid, but one of those who's family never cared enough to see that he did his homework, etc. I'm pretty sure he didn't get his diploma. The one and only time I met his mother was when she signed Power of Attorney over to me to take care of her then 16-year-old son. I'd never even spoken to her before. The only time we ever spoke to his father was when we got directions to his house and dropped him off. Why we took him in back then is hard to explain. The thinking was, let the boy see a good home, with stable parents who work and pay their bills and treat each other with respect - what life <em>could </em>be - and maybe that would have some infulence. I think it did, a bit. For a while when he went to his dad he was working and going to GED classes...but it didn't last. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, that really isn't that important, he's out the door Monday. </p><p></p><p>Our son doesn't really have anything left to sell. There's a 19" TV that is his in his room, and the tivo we don't use anymore. He's been told, bluntly, that if anything of ours goes missing, we will call the police and if we come home to a house that smells like pot, he's out. That's about all we can do that I can think of...and hope it doesn't come to that. </p><p></p><p>Christmas gifts are definitely a problem. We were thinking a pre-paid gas card, clothes, maybe some CD's or something. We're kind of stuck trying to think of things with little to no resale value. </p><p></p><p>My husband and I both get 6 free counseling visits through our employee assistance program. We used them last summer - we paid for our son's counseling because she didn't participate and we thought he'd like her better but clearly that did no good. Anyway, come January 1, that starts again. We may go back to the counselor. At least I might. We'll see what happens in the next two weeks I guess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 614668, member: 17309"] J will only be allowed to stay in our home thru Sunday. We took him in two years ago, not recently. I know he does make some of his own problems. He's not a stupid kid, but one of those who's family never cared enough to see that he did his homework, etc. I'm pretty sure he didn't get his diploma. The one and only time I met his mother was when she signed Power of Attorney over to me to take care of her then 16-year-old son. I'd never even spoken to her before. The only time we ever spoke to his father was when we got directions to his house and dropped him off. Why we took him in back then is hard to explain. The thinking was, let the boy see a good home, with stable parents who work and pay their bills and treat each other with respect - what life [I]could [/I]be - and maybe that would have some infulence. I think it did, a bit. For a while when he went to his dad he was working and going to GED classes...but it didn't last. Anyway, that really isn't that important, he's out the door Monday. Our son doesn't really have anything left to sell. There's a 19" TV that is his in his room, and the tivo we don't use anymore. He's been told, bluntly, that if anything of ours goes missing, we will call the police and if we come home to a house that smells like pot, he's out. That's about all we can do that I can think of...and hope it doesn't come to that. Christmas gifts are definitely a problem. We were thinking a pre-paid gas card, clothes, maybe some CD's or something. We're kind of stuck trying to think of things with little to no resale value. My husband and I both get 6 free counseling visits through our employee assistance program. We used them last summer - we paid for our son's counseling because she didn't participate and we thought he'd like her better but clearly that did no good. Anyway, come January 1, that starts again. We may go back to the counselor. At least I might. We'll see what happens in the next two weeks I guess. [/QUOTE]
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