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Isolating son I am weak but strong
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<blockquote data-quote="JayPee" data-source="post: 755380" data-attributes="member: 23405"><p>I also am not having a very good emotionally strong day. Younger, homeless son (26) is still living in his car. My ex-husband took over enabling and giving him gas $ but his health has deteriorated so dramatically due to the long term affects of alcoholism and his schizophrania that he is putting the brakes on giving younger son money. To be honest, selfishly, it was a relief for me but now younger son is calling telling me he only has $10 left hardly any gas, it's cold..etc.</p><p></p><p>This pattern with younger son has gone on for 3 yrs. now. I initially tried to help him find resources and ways to function for a good two years (it's not to say prior to when he was living at home with us that I didn't. But then he had no worries about a roof over his head). He has no ability to follow through on anything. Phone calls and follow ups to these resources is just too much for him to handle. Anyways, I had 2 homeless sons for a while and literally drained myself financially. I was worried, resentful and felt like I was going to fall apart. </p><p></p><p>I don't want that life for myself anymore. But it is so difficult when you try to put them in touch with resources/housing etc. to no avail. It's like banging your head against a wall and he has made no progress whatsoever in these last several years, even when I provided, food, gas $ etc. </p><p></p><p>I ask myself, when will this ever get any better?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JayPee, post: 755380, member: 23405"] I also am not having a very good emotionally strong day. Younger, homeless son (26) is still living in his car. My ex-husband took over enabling and giving him gas $ but his health has deteriorated so dramatically due to the long term affects of alcoholism and his schizophrania that he is putting the brakes on giving younger son money. To be honest, selfishly, it was a relief for me but now younger son is calling telling me he only has $10 left hardly any gas, it's cold..etc. This pattern with younger son has gone on for 3 yrs. now. I initially tried to help him find resources and ways to function for a good two years (it's not to say prior to when he was living at home with us that I didn't. But then he had no worries about a roof over his head). He has no ability to follow through on anything. Phone calls and follow ups to these resources is just too much for him to handle. Anyways, I had 2 homeless sons for a while and literally drained myself financially. I was worried, resentful and felt like I was going to fall apart. I don't want that life for myself anymore. But it is so difficult when you try to put them in touch with resources/housing etc. to no avail. It's like banging your head against a wall and he has made no progress whatsoever in these last several years, even when I provided, food, gas $ etc. I ask myself, when will this ever get any better? [/QUOTE]
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