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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 356717" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Oh- the things he said about drugs and partying are worrisome. He said he'd been VERY curious about going out and partying for years because even adults in detention had always talked about going out and partying as teenagers and he had a lot of fun- so much fun that it was close to being worth it, if it doesn't get him back in Department of Juvenile Justice. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/faint.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":faint:" title="faint :faint:" data-shortname=":faint:" /> </p><p></p><p>But, on the other hand, he said now he had experienced it and wasn't so curious about it and even though he had thought that only a little was no big deal, he realized now that cigs had led him to want to try beer and pot, and pot had led him to want to try pills, and even more- so maybe he should leave all of it alone because pot isn't addictive but he can see that it can and does lead to other things.</p><p></p><p>We'll just have to wait and see which side wins out on that one, but I did explain that since he comes from a family that has issues in this area and he already has his own issues in different areas, he is more susceptible to aaddiction and plowing down a road where one thing leads to worse things.</p><p></p><p>I'm going to talk to him some more about having to choose between doing stuff like that at the same time he wants to pursue things like college. I do believe he wants good things in his future but I need to start stressing to him that the real question is whether or not he wants them bad enough to do what it takes to get them and leave this other stuff alone, and maybe get PO and others to help him see that he can't have both.</p><p></p><p>And another plan he'd considered when thinking he'd just run away: he was going to steal my car and go to a neighboring state. I had to laugh at that one- I said "difficult child, since you have never been behind the wheel of a car, you wouldn't have made it out of the neighborhood". But, TG I had been sleeping with my keys in my pocket due to having stuff locked in the trunk of the car.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 356717, member: 3699"] Oh- the things he said about drugs and partying are worrisome. He said he'd been VERY curious about going out and partying for years because even adults in detention had always talked about going out and partying as teenagers and he had a lot of fun- so much fun that it was close to being worth it, if it doesn't get him back in Department of Juvenile Justice. :knockedout: But, on the other hand, he said now he had experienced it and wasn't so curious about it and even though he had thought that only a little was no big deal, he realized now that cigs had led him to want to try beer and pot, and pot had led him to want to try pills, and even more- so maybe he should leave all of it alone because pot isn't addictive but he can see that it can and does lead to other things. We'll just have to wait and see which side wins out on that one, but I did explain that since he comes from a family that has issues in this area and he already has his own issues in different areas, he is more susceptible to aaddiction and plowing down a road where one thing leads to worse things. I'm going to talk to him some more about having to choose between doing stuff like that at the same time he wants to pursue things like college. I do believe he wants good things in his future but I need to start stressing to him that the real question is whether or not he wants them bad enough to do what it takes to get them and leave this other stuff alone, and maybe get PO and others to help him see that he can't have both. And another plan he'd considered when thinking he'd just run away: he was going to steal my car and go to a neighboring state. I had to laugh at that one- I said "difficult child, since you have never been behind the wheel of a car, you wouldn't have made it out of the neighborhood". But, TG I had been sleeping with my keys in my pocket due to having stuff locked in the trunk of the car. [/QUOTE]
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