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I think I am done, and I am so sad...
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<blockquote data-quote="kennedyland" data-source="post: 587053" data-attributes="member: 16133"><p>You're doing the right thing. The challenge is for you to stick with it. My son is almost 29 and is still using. He's been doing this since he was around 15 or 16. Before he was 18 we had him in treatment programs, hospitals, half-way houses, a sober high school, and none of it worked. He openly mocked us. He said that when he hits 18 he was going to do all the drugs he wanted to. I said, "Fine. Then I'm not going to pay for college until you get serious treatment and your sober. He didn't care. His mother (we are not married anymore) put him in college anyway. He dropped out. She did this two more times and each time she paid and he dropped out. He's been a story of bad jobs, a bit of jail for being busted, bad apartments, smelly clothing, and arrogance. His mother still pays his cell phone bills and his health insurance. Two weeks ago I said I'd had it. I told him not to call me or speak to me until he gets into a treatment program and is sober. I couldn't stand the calls for money, for a ride, for this, for that, etc. His sister, my daughter took his side. She cut me off from seeing my grandchild and blocked me on Facebook. His mother hasn't said a word. For his part, he blames me for everything. They circled the wagons around him, treating him like a child. It's hard, but I'm going to stick to it. I'm doing this to save myself, and I hope he will see the light. Hang in there, or you may end up in my situation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kennedyland, post: 587053, member: 16133"] You're doing the right thing. The challenge is for you to stick with it. My son is almost 29 and is still using. He's been doing this since he was around 15 or 16. Before he was 18 we had him in treatment programs, hospitals, half-way houses, a sober high school, and none of it worked. He openly mocked us. He said that when he hits 18 he was going to do all the drugs he wanted to. I said, "Fine. Then I'm not going to pay for college until you get serious treatment and your sober. He didn't care. His mother (we are not married anymore) put him in college anyway. He dropped out. She did this two more times and each time she paid and he dropped out. He's been a story of bad jobs, a bit of jail for being busted, bad apartments, smelly clothing, and arrogance. His mother still pays his cell phone bills and his health insurance. Two weeks ago I said I'd had it. I told him not to call me or speak to me until he gets into a treatment program and is sober. I couldn't stand the calls for money, for a ride, for this, for that, etc. His sister, my daughter took his side. She cut me off from seeing my grandchild and blocked me on Facebook. His mother hasn't said a word. For his part, he blames me for everything. They circled the wagons around him, treating him like a child. It's hard, but I'm going to stick to it. I'm doing this to save myself, and I hope he will see the light. Hang in there, or you may end up in my situation. [/QUOTE]
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