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<blockquote data-quote="Acacia" data-source="post: 733225" data-attributes="member: 19832"><p>Nothing changed him. He has to change himself. And you deserve your to have serenity and joy in your life. </p><p>Alot of us here have been on the hamster wheel of setting boundaries, enabling, detaching, hoping, worrying, suffering. I have 3 adult children, two of them very difficult who have caused much heartbreak for themselves and others for the last 19 years. It is natural to feel grief when our children go so far off course, but it is also possible to learn to detach with love, to care, but not to rescue. My son was just like yours, similar behaviors, incarceration, probation, asking him to leave.... </p><p></p><p>It started when he was 13 and now he's 32. Nothing we did changed him. He has to change himself.</p><p></p><p>It may be helpful to read previous posts about the many ways and tools members have used to further their recovery. I am empathize with all all you feel. It hurts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Acacia, post: 733225, member: 19832"] Nothing changed him. He has to change himself. And you deserve your to have serenity and joy in your life. Alot of us here have been on the hamster wheel of setting boundaries, enabling, detaching, hoping, worrying, suffering. I have 3 adult children, two of them very difficult who have caused much heartbreak for themselves and others for the last 19 years. It is natural to feel grief when our children go so far off course, but it is also possible to learn to detach with love, to care, but not to rescue. My son was just like yours, similar behaviors, incarceration, probation, asking him to leave.... It started when he was 13 and now he's 32. Nothing we did changed him. He has to change himself. It may be helpful to read previous posts about the many ways and tools members have used to further their recovery. I am empathize with all all you feel. It hurts. [/QUOTE]
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