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I'm reading about parents who did send their child to a Residential Treatment Center (RTC)...
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<blockquote data-quote="Dollhouse" data-source="post: 256328"><p><span style="color: navy">....And I'm sitting at my desk at work crying; beating myself up for NOT doing that last year.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">I wanted my son to graduate high school so badly, so that at least he had a H/S diploma. All the while, knowing that he needed help and that I should have sent him away, but I was too scared. I put my fear first, instead of trying to help my child. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">I know you're going to say that what's done is done and that I should not play the <span style="color: teal">'would have/should have/could have'</span> game, but the fact remains that I did nothing. Oh, I did try therapy with him on and off with-different therapists since 6th grade -- but I/we never stuck to it long enough. Since he was little, there was always a problem. He has a learning disability, and has had behavioral issues since he was small. I tried my best to search for help I guess I did not do enough.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">A lot of what I am going through is my fault. My son said to me about two weeks back, during an argument</span> <em><span style="color: sienna">"stop being my friend and be a parent. You threaten and do nothing..you are pathetic".</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">He was right....I could have done something so many times and did not.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Sorry -- venting -- I had to get that out.. I'm just facing what I did/didn't do and it's coming to the surface emotionally.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dollhouse, post: 256328"] [COLOR=navy]....And I'm sitting at my desk at work crying; beating myself up for NOT doing that last year.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]I wanted my son to graduate high school so badly, so that at least he had a H/S diploma. All the while, knowing that he needed help and that I should have sent him away, but I was too scared. I put my fear first, instead of trying to help my child. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]I know you're going to say that what's done is done and that I should not play the [COLOR=teal]'would have/should have/could have'[/COLOR] game, but the fact remains that I did nothing. Oh, I did try therapy with him on and off with-different therapists since 6th grade -- but I/we never stuck to it long enough. Since he was little, there was always a problem. He has a learning disability, and has had behavioral issues since he was small. I tried my best to search for help I guess I did not do enough.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]A lot of what I am going through is my fault. My son said to me about two weeks back, during an argument[/COLOR] [I][COLOR=sienna]"stop being my friend and be a parent. You threaten and do nothing..you are pathetic".[/COLOR][/I] [COLOR=navy]He was right....I could have done something so many times and did not.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Sorry -- venting -- I had to get that out.. I'm just facing what I did/didn't do and it's coming to the surface emotionally.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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