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<blockquote data-quote="in a daze" data-source="post: 605790" data-attributes="member: 15832"><p>He has been at a dual diagnosis halfway house since March. He has had depression issues since age 16, and then at age 21 started self medicating with alcohol and prescription drugs, so it was very hard to get him motivated to get a part time job. He was required to get a job in order to stay at the house, and he was doing pretty well for about a month and got himself moved up to three quarter status, and now this happens. So I don't know what is going to happen to his three quarter status, unless he gets another job soon.</p><p></p><p>Now he did manage to finish his psychology degree (took him seven years, and an expensive private tutor and help from his dad for the last two classes (algebra and stats), but now I kind of regret sending him past the associate's degree. He would NOT visit the career office, would NOT discuss career options and would get very anxious when we brought it up. And oh my God, work while he was going to school full time? Do an internship? Not!</p><p></p><p>So I was thinking about this today, Goomer. Some kids get cancer and die despite the best treatment. Some kids are adults and still cannot support themselves despite the best help and parenting. So that's how I kind of rationalize it in my mind. Now my son has been out of the house since February, so we haven't had a chance to enable him (lol). So we will have to wait and see if he can become independent. He has bipolar disorder, ADHD, and addiction issues, so he has a lot working against him. However, he knows we are not taking him back home, so I imagine that's a motivation to get out there and job hunt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="in a daze, post: 605790, member: 15832"] He has been at a dual diagnosis halfway house since March. He has had depression issues since age 16, and then at age 21 started self medicating with alcohol and prescription drugs, so it was very hard to get him motivated to get a part time job. He was required to get a job in order to stay at the house, and he was doing pretty well for about a month and got himself moved up to three quarter status, and now this happens. So I don't know what is going to happen to his three quarter status, unless he gets another job soon. Now he did manage to finish his psychology degree (took him seven years, and an expensive private tutor and help from his dad for the last two classes (algebra and stats), but now I kind of regret sending him past the associate's degree. He would NOT visit the career office, would NOT discuss career options and would get very anxious when we brought it up. And oh my God, work while he was going to school full time? Do an internship? Not! So I was thinking about this today, Goomer. Some kids get cancer and die despite the best treatment. Some kids are adults and still cannot support themselves despite the best help and parenting. So that's how I kind of rationalize it in my mind. Now my son has been out of the house since February, so we haven't had a chance to enable him (lol). So we will have to wait and see if he can become independent. He has bipolar disorder, ADHD, and addiction issues, so he has a lot working against him. However, he knows we are not taking him back home, so I imagine that's a motivation to get out there and job hunt. [/QUOTE]
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