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How do you cope when your child chooses to be homeless?
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<blockquote data-quote="JKF" data-source="post: 630653" data-attributes="member: 12470"><p>I'm starting to realize this more and more. It's a culture and difficult child is not the only one in his position and they befriend each other and look out for each other. There are a ton of resources like food, clothing, medical and shelter if they want them. </p><p></p><p>Earlier I received a call from the police in the town where difficult child is homeless. Apparently they found his backpack with some of his belongings and were trying to contact him to return the stuff. The officer was so nice and when I explained that difficult child was homeless he asked how old he was and why. I told him he was 20 and mentally ill, unmedicated and unstable and he said "well I know this won't help make it better but the homeless really are well taken care of in this town. They're fed well and clothed and we look out for the ones who are particularly vulnerable." </p><p></p><p>And actually that did make me feel better. I thanked him and told him I appreciated his kindness very much. </p><p></p><p>So yeah - our kids are choosing to be homeless and it's out of our hands. We just need to take comfort in the fact that there are resources and help available and that even though being homeless seems like the worst thing in the world to us maybe our kids really are ok in a sense. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent using ConductDisorders mobile app</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JKF, post: 630653, member: 12470"] I'm starting to realize this more and more. It's a culture and difficult child is not the only one in his position and they befriend each other and look out for each other. There are a ton of resources like food, clothing, medical and shelter if they want them. Earlier I received a call from the police in the town where difficult child is homeless. Apparently they found his backpack with some of his belongings and were trying to contact him to return the stuff. The officer was so nice and when I explained that difficult child was homeless he asked how old he was and why. I told him he was 20 and mentally ill, unmedicated and unstable and he said "well I know this won't help make it better but the homeless really are well taken care of in this town. They're fed well and clothed and we look out for the ones who are particularly vulnerable." And actually that did make me feel better. I thanked him and told him I appreciated his kindness very much. So yeah - our kids are choosing to be homeless and it's out of our hands. We just need to take comfort in the fact that there are resources and help available and that even though being homeless seems like the worst thing in the world to us maybe our kids really are ok in a sense. Sent using ConductDisorders mobile app [/QUOTE]
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