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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 449088"><p>Why? Well, she likely has some issues related to abandonment and is missing having a home and family. However, she also likely has great trouble recognizing and certainly holding onto what is needed to be a responsible young adult within a working family. She doesn't understand the give and take part of it all and how to work inter-dependently. </p><p>Sadly, I tend to come here off and on and then I forget the details of each story. Also sadly, I think for most of our kids, it is extremely difficult for them to grasp the concept of their need to change and even harder for them to actually make changes.</p><p>The only hope often is for them to get therapy (if they are open to it) and for them to actually feel the consequences of their poor decisions.</p><p>This is extraordinarily hard because sometimes their poor decisions are very dangerous and create havoc that puts them ten steps backward.</p><p>I think we can protect them only to a certain extent by offering them help with issues inolving health care (physical and mental), let them know we love them, let them know that that if they can make positive changes that we might be able to do a little more for them and model for them what healthy behavior looks like!</p><p></p><p>As a side note: you might want to see if she would be interested in seeing a therapist who has a speciality in addiction or dual diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>by the way....soooo good to hear that you guys got to go to Hawaii and husband is working toward a new career!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 449088"] Why? Well, she likely has some issues related to abandonment and is missing having a home and family. However, she also likely has great trouble recognizing and certainly holding onto what is needed to be a responsible young adult within a working family. She doesn't understand the give and take part of it all and how to work inter-dependently. Sadly, I tend to come here off and on and then I forget the details of each story. Also sadly, I think for most of our kids, it is extremely difficult for them to grasp the concept of their need to change and even harder for them to actually make changes. The only hope often is for them to get therapy (if they are open to it) and for them to actually feel the consequences of their poor decisions. This is extraordinarily hard because sometimes their poor decisions are very dangerous and create havoc that puts them ten steps backward. I think we can protect them only to a certain extent by offering them help with issues inolving health care (physical and mental), let them know we love them, let them know that that if they can make positive changes that we might be able to do a little more for them and model for them what healthy behavior looks like! As a side note: you might want to see if she would be interested in seeing a therapist who has a speciality in addiction or dual diagnosis. by the way....soooo good to hear that you guys got to go to Hawaii and husband is working toward a new career!!! :) [/QUOTE]
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