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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 317160" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>No, that doesn't sound harsh at all. My concern about it, although not said in this thread, is that therapist recommended I let difficult child do pretty much whatever he wants when he comes home, with the exception of what PO requires. difficult child's history has been to break the law right after he has had his feelings hurt or felt rejected- usually from a peer (this is how he handles those typical teen stresses). I am the one who has to pay resitution and gets the finger pointed at her in front of the judge for not knowing where difficult child was or what he was doing, etc, afterwards and I get threatened to have him taken away from home. Now it is to a point where even him pulling the knife on me was a result of me. So, my response to therapist when this came up was that I would not take legal or financial responsibility for difficult child under those circumstances. In essence, if they require me to let him do whatever he wants under the pretense that it's not in my control and he has to learn to take repsonsibility for himself, then I will not bring him home without something in writing from the PO, GAL and judge that I will not be held liable or financially responsible for any illegal activity he commits- which I am sure they will not do.</p><p></p><p>Example: If difficult child stays up half the night (as therapist suggest I don't make issue over) and then doesn't make it to school the next day, I want to know that the GAL isn't going to have charges filed against me for letting my son to be truant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 317160, member: 3699"] No, that doesn't sound harsh at all. My concern about it, although not said in this thread, is that therapist recommended I let difficult child do pretty much whatever he wants when he comes home, with the exception of what PO requires. difficult child's history has been to break the law right after he has had his feelings hurt or felt rejected- usually from a peer (this is how he handles those typical teen stresses). I am the one who has to pay resitution and gets the finger pointed at her in front of the judge for not knowing where difficult child was or what he was doing, etc, afterwards and I get threatened to have him taken away from home. Now it is to a point where even him pulling the knife on me was a result of me. So, my response to therapist when this came up was that I would not take legal or financial responsibility for difficult child under those circumstances. In essence, if they require me to let him do whatever he wants under the pretense that it's not in my control and he has to learn to take repsonsibility for himself, then I will not bring him home without something in writing from the PO, GAL and judge that I will not be held liable or financially responsible for any illegal activity he commits- which I am sure they will not do. Example: If difficult child stays up half the night (as therapist suggest I don't make issue over) and then doesn't make it to school the next day, I want to know that the GAL isn't going to have charges filed against me for letting my son to be truant. [/QUOTE]
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