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I just threw out my 21 year old addict son
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 703162" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Gee, when I was 21 I had a job and a baby and a husband. At that age you are MORE than capable of supporting yourself and your parents owe you NOTHING, especially if you are doing NOTHING for yourself. My parents did help us, but my husband and I worked hard and went to school and worked to be good parents - if we had skipped any of those things I am sure that my folks would not have helped. </p><p></p><p>Be kind to YOURSELF. Do good things for your other kids. Remember your responsibilities to your OTHER children, especially your responsibilities to keep them SAFE, including safe from their older sibling if he is doing drugs and having parties with unsafe things going on. They have a right to a safe and peaceful home where their things do not go missing, and it is your job to make that happen for them. It is hard, especially when you have to protect them from your other child. I have been there, and had to do that. I totally sympathize with you and with how difficult this is. Focus on the other children and do NOT give in to the pleas of this adult child of yours. Let him figure it out for himself as he refuses to follow any rules that you set.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 703162, member: 1233"] Gee, when I was 21 I had a job and a baby and a husband. At that age you are MORE than capable of supporting yourself and your parents owe you NOTHING, especially if you are doing NOTHING for yourself. My parents did help us, but my husband and I worked hard and went to school and worked to be good parents - if we had skipped any of those things I am sure that my folks would not have helped. Be kind to YOURSELF. Do good things for your other kids. Remember your responsibilities to your OTHER children, especially your responsibilities to keep them SAFE, including safe from their older sibling if he is doing drugs and having parties with unsafe things going on. They have a right to a safe and peaceful home where their things do not go missing, and it is your job to make that happen for them. It is hard, especially when you have to protect them from your other child. I have been there, and had to do that. I totally sympathize with you and with how difficult this is. Focus on the other children and do NOT give in to the pleas of this adult child of yours. Let him figure it out for himself as he refuses to follow any rules that you set. [/QUOTE]
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