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<blockquote data-quote="prescottsunshine" data-source="post: 172551" data-attributes="member: 5545"><p>I totally relate to the impossible crippling feelings of helplessness with regard to our children. How are we to survive? I am at a point in my life where I have never felt so isolated and so powerless with regard to my son. I wouldn't wish this on anyone. As I have watched my siblings despair in a world of drug abuse and alcoholism for the last 20 years, I fear my son will follow in their foot steps and I will not be able to handle the loss. At twelve, he is diagnosed with ODD/Anxiety Disorder and Learning Disabilities. At twelve, he has now tried smoking, is sneaking alcohol, stole a knife from Walmart, ditched school and has recently looked up porn on his computer. I have calls daily from people in the neighborhood complaining about him. My live in boyfriend, who is currently catagorized as an ******* in my book, is completely intolerant of him and thinks he is going to end up in jail. People think I am a ***** because I stand up for him, am rude to people who come to my door to complain about him climbing trees at the park or being on their unmarked property. His dad and I have dumped $60,000 out of pocket into his care over the last 10 years and are at our wits end. He has received the best care that money can buy, has a family that loves him, has wonderful things in his life. Both his parents are educated and loving and he stands to lose everything good in his life. How are we to survive? How can we cope when we lose our support due to lack of faith? How can we make it better? </p><p> </p><p>I hear you. I feel for you. I know how much we love our children. Here I stand a failure after 12 years and I don't know where to go from here. </p><p> </p><p>Peace...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="prescottsunshine, post: 172551, member: 5545"] I totally relate to the impossible crippling feelings of helplessness with regard to our children. How are we to survive? I am at a point in my life where I have never felt so isolated and so powerless with regard to my son. I wouldn't wish this on anyone. As I have watched my siblings despair in a world of drug abuse and alcoholism for the last 20 years, I fear my son will follow in their foot steps and I will not be able to handle the loss. At twelve, he is diagnosed with ODD/Anxiety Disorder and Learning Disabilities. At twelve, he has now tried smoking, is sneaking alcohol, stole a knife from Walmart, ditched school and has recently looked up porn on his computer. I have calls daily from people in the neighborhood complaining about him. My live in boyfriend, who is currently catagorized as an ******* in my book, is completely intolerant of him and thinks he is going to end up in jail. People think I am a ***** because I stand up for him, am rude to people who come to my door to complain about him climbing trees at the park or being on their unmarked property. His dad and I have dumped $60,000 out of pocket into his care over the last 10 years and are at our wits end. He has received the best care that money can buy, has a family that loves him, has wonderful things in his life. Both his parents are educated and loving and he stands to lose everything good in his life. How are we to survive? How can we cope when we lose our support due to lack of faith? How can we make it better? I hear you. I feel for you. I know how much we love our children. Here I stand a failure after 12 years and I don't know where to go from here. Peace... [/QUOTE]
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