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I met a man today who lost a difficult child
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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 68940" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>I read here and in the Substance Abuse forum much like I did when difficult child was very young and I'd peep into the General Forum, holding my breath the whole time, wishing, hoping, praying we wouldn't be going down the same road.... We ended up having some tough years, things are much better now but we still have some trying times.</p><p></p><p>difficult child is moving into another phase; asking for limits, then testing them, e.g., I want to move, when I get my car I'm going to move, has thought about running away, yadda, yadda. Part of this is typical teen, but I can see problems on the horizon because too often he doesn't know when to stop and rethink a situation.</p><p></p><p>My response has been, no you can't move to your friend's house but you can move now -- out to the storage building. No, you'll not be taking you PS2, stereo, CDs, Ipod, etc. No, we will not air-condition it. You can bath using the water hose. If and when you get a car and decide you're big enough to leave home, you'll be leaving the car here until you are a legal adult and have paid for it. Just a hint, though, be sure you have enough money saved up for food, rent, gas for your buddy's car, apartment, electrical, phone, etc.</p><p></p><p>But anyway, drugs and alcohol are definately not something I want added to our difficult child's mix, so I read every word of the symptoms listed on the site you posted. I just don't know how to protect my son from making these type bad choices. I'm not sure as parents that we can if the child is determined.</p><p></p><p>And sometime back I started by ritual of wishing, hoping, praying we won't have to go down the same road I've seen some many others have to travel. </p><p></p><p>Thanks for the link.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 68940, member: 23"] I read here and in the Substance Abuse forum much like I did when difficult child was very young and I'd peep into the General Forum, holding my breath the whole time, wishing, hoping, praying we wouldn't be going down the same road.... We ended up having some tough years, things are much better now but we still have some trying times. difficult child is moving into another phase; asking for limits, then testing them, e.g., I want to move, when I get my car I'm going to move, has thought about running away, yadda, yadda. Part of this is typical teen, but I can see problems on the horizon because too often he doesn't know when to stop and rethink a situation. My response has been, no you can't move to your friend's house but you can move now -- out to the storage building. No, you'll not be taking you PS2, stereo, CDs, Ipod, etc. No, we will not air-condition it. You can bath using the water hose. If and when you get a car and decide you're big enough to leave home, you'll be leaving the car here until you are a legal adult and have paid for it. Just a hint, though, be sure you have enough money saved up for food, rent, gas for your buddy's car, apartment, electrical, phone, etc. But anyway, drugs and alcohol are definately not something I want added to our difficult child's mix, so I read every word of the symptoms listed on the site you posted. I just don't know how to protect my son from making these type bad choices. I'm not sure as parents that we can if the child is determined. And sometime back I started by ritual of wishing, hoping, praying we won't have to go down the same road I've seen some many others have to travel. Thanks for the link. [/QUOTE]
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