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I bought my kid a tent today, he's homeless.
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<blockquote data-quote="JMom" data-source="post: 680685" data-attributes="member: 19892"><p>I'm going to add a few comments to this post. They are my own from other threads....I'm writing a book and want to gather my thoughts...</p><p></p><p></p><p>It was such a strange irony that just last year he was sitting in a high school classroom having to raise his hand for permission to go to the bathroom, and now expected to be a man and all that it entails. </p><p></p><p>My son started smoking weed around 14 and progressed to meth in the last 2 years. The day I bought him a tent (he chose homelessness over rehab) I went home and wrapped Christmas presents for my two youngest. I was so hurt, a slave to fear.</p><p></p><p>I want to give you hope. He turned 21, in a tent, with new friends, all addicts.</p><p></p><p>Fast forward to today. He has been sober since the day his dad and I showed up with the tent. He spent Christmas, New Years and his birthday in a small tent city, panhandling for food.</p><p></p><p>I drug tested him and he passed. He hasn't asked for anything except a meal or two. Today my husband and I wrote up a contract to bring him home, if he chooses.</p><p></p><p>He has matured so much in the last 3 months, got sober on his own. He has no idea that he has gained back our trust, optimistic, yet guarded.</p><p></p><p>Today is a good day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JMom, post: 680685, member: 19892"] I'm going to add a few comments to this post. They are my own from other threads....I'm writing a book and want to gather my thoughts... It was such a strange irony that just last year he was sitting in a high school classroom having to raise his hand for permission to go to the bathroom, and now expected to be a man and all that it entails. My son started smoking weed around 14 and progressed to meth in the last 2 years. The day I bought him a tent (he chose homelessness over rehab) I went home and wrapped Christmas presents for my two youngest. I was so hurt, a slave to fear. I want to give you hope. He turned 21, in a tent, with new friends, all addicts. Fast forward to today. He has been sober since the day his dad and I showed up with the tent. He spent Christmas, New Years and his birthday in a small tent city, panhandling for food. I drug tested him and he passed. He hasn't asked for anything except a meal or two. Today my husband and I wrote up a contract to bring him home, if he chooses. He has matured so much in the last 3 months, got sober on his own. He has no idea that he has gained back our trust, optimistic, yet guarded. Today is a good day. [/QUOTE]
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