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"If you don't care, why should I?" Is this TOO tough?
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 447958" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Happy endings. I dont know what one would consider a happy ending when you are standing there staring at a kid who is abusing drugs. Is it having him go to Harvard and become a Doctor or a Lawyer? Well, I dont think we have any of those on this board. I do know we have a former child from this board who was ODD but with help he has gone on to become a world class musician. Actually attended Julliard. But he didnt have a substance abuse issue. </p><p></p><p>My son is what I call a work in progress. He has been a real challenge his whole life. He has been in trouble with the law and I truly believed that I would probably be visiting him in prison most of his life...or even burying him before he was 21. Well...he has come a long way and is now 25 with one 5 year old daughter and another daughter due in September. His life isnt what I would have wished for him when I held him in my arms the day I gave birth to him but its his life and I cheer for every little step forward he makes. </p><p></p><p>Then there is me. I was a huge difficult child as a teen. If there had been this board when I was a teen I would probably have taken the award for the biggest loser. I turned my life around on a dime. Happy endings? Well, Im not rich and I dont have some fancy job but I do own my own house even though its a double wide trailer. I also have three grown sons who I love dearly and a man who has stood beside me through thick and thin for 28 years now. I also have 3 of the most beautiful grandchildren God could ever bless anyone with. I know my fourth one will also be wonderful. So yeah...I think I have had a happy ending.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 447958, member: 1514"] Happy endings. I dont know what one would consider a happy ending when you are standing there staring at a kid who is abusing drugs. Is it having him go to Harvard and become a Doctor or a Lawyer? Well, I dont think we have any of those on this board. I do know we have a former child from this board who was ODD but with help he has gone on to become a world class musician. Actually attended Julliard. But he didnt have a substance abuse issue. My son is what I call a work in progress. He has been a real challenge his whole life. He has been in trouble with the law and I truly believed that I would probably be visiting him in prison most of his life...or even burying him before he was 21. Well...he has come a long way and is now 25 with one 5 year old daughter and another daughter due in September. His life isnt what I would have wished for him when I held him in my arms the day I gave birth to him but its his life and I cheer for every little step forward he makes. Then there is me. I was a huge difficult child as a teen. If there had been this board when I was a teen I would probably have taken the award for the biggest loser. I turned my life around on a dime. Happy endings? Well, Im not rich and I dont have some fancy job but I do own my own house even though its a double wide trailer. I also have three grown sons who I love dearly and a man who has stood beside me through thick and thin for 28 years now. I also have 3 of the most beautiful grandchildren God could ever bless anyone with. I know my fourth one will also be wonderful. So yeah...I think I have had a happy ending. [/QUOTE]
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