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He can't come home for Christmas...
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<blockquote data-quote="hearthope" data-source="post: 7712" data-attributes="member: 2389"><p>ditto from me. CA you sound like me last yr when my then 17 yr old was in a group home. He too pushed the rules and snuck out to smoke cigs. He also went through the same phases as you have heard in the post before.</p><p></p><p>He used visits to manipulate me. I didn't realize it at the time. I was too caught up in saving his future, too busy spending every minute wondering if I was doing the right thing and trying to figure out what it was I did wrong in his childhood.</p><p></p><p>My son was making his choices then, just as your son is. Your son knows what it takes to earn a visit, just like mine did. I don't want to sound harsh, please don't take it that way. I am only sharing what I have lived. What I am still living.</p><p></p><p>My son is out now, Christmas Eve is tomorrow~ I have NO idea where he is. When he was locked up at least I knew he was safe and warm and fed.</p><p></p><p>Use this time to take a break from the gfgness, you may need the strength in the future. :smile: I was given that advice from others here and I couldn't understand how they could relax without difficult child, now I know. wishing you peace and I am so sorry you are going through this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearthope, post: 7712, member: 2389"] ditto from me. CA you sound like me last yr when my then 17 yr old was in a group home. He too pushed the rules and snuck out to smoke cigs. He also went through the same phases as you have heard in the post before. He used visits to manipulate me. I didn't realize it at the time. I was too caught up in saving his future, too busy spending every minute wondering if I was doing the right thing and trying to figure out what it was I did wrong in his childhood. My son was making his choices then, just as your son is. Your son knows what it takes to earn a visit, just like mine did. I don't want to sound harsh, please don't take it that way. I am only sharing what I have lived. What I am still living. My son is out now, Christmas Eve is tomorrow~ I have NO idea where he is. When he was locked up at least I knew he was safe and warm and fed. Use this time to take a break from the gfgness, you may need the strength in the future. [img]:smile:[/img] I was given that advice from others here and I couldn't understand how they could relax without difficult child, now I know. wishing you peace and I am so sorry you are going through this. [/QUOTE]
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