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<blockquote data-quote="Tanya M" data-source="post: 740160" data-attributes="member: 18516"><p>Oh Elsi, I'm so sorry for the recent events. It's like being on a teeter totter, you are the one up in the air and the other person jumps off and you slam into the ground.</p><p></p><p></p><p>You are no idiot. I have been there so many times, giving my son money in hopes that "this will be the time" to then getting slammed on the teeter totter, left feeling like a failure. For myself, each time it happened I got that much closer to being done. The "being done" is different for each one of us. Only you will know when enough is enough. </p><p></p><p></p><p>There is nothing you can do. Worrying and wondering do nothing for us except expend our energy and cause us to lose sleep. My son has managed to survive being a homeless drifter for many years. I've had the messages from him telling me he was going to starve and freeze to death and I would direct him to get to a shelter. Always remember, homeless people actually know how to network together. It's a community that I would not choose for myself but I have learned over the years just how resourceful they can be. It may not be pretty but they manage to find food and shelter.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh Copa, this is so true! Reading the words just had a WOW effect on me. Yes, all the times I "rescued" my son, I was doing it more for me than him. I did it for my own peace of mind.</p><p></p><p></p><p>There are always options and just as Copa said, if he chooses.</p><p></p><p>Hang in there Elsi. Focus on you. Do something each day that is just for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tanya M, post: 740160, member: 18516"] Oh Elsi, I'm so sorry for the recent events. It's like being on a teeter totter, you are the one up in the air and the other person jumps off and you slam into the ground. You are no idiot. I have been there so many times, giving my son money in hopes that "this will be the time" to then getting slammed on the teeter totter, left feeling like a failure. For myself, each time it happened I got that much closer to being done. The "being done" is different for each one of us. Only you will know when enough is enough. There is nothing you can do. Worrying and wondering do nothing for us except expend our energy and cause us to lose sleep. My son has managed to survive being a homeless drifter for many years. I've had the messages from him telling me he was going to starve and freeze to death and I would direct him to get to a shelter. Always remember, homeless people actually know how to network together. It's a community that I would not choose for myself but I have learned over the years just how resourceful they can be. It may not be pretty but they manage to find food and shelter. Oh Copa, this is so true! Reading the words just had a WOW effect on me. Yes, all the times I "rescued" my son, I was doing it more for me than him. I did it for my own peace of mind. There are always options and just as Copa said, if he chooses. Hang in there Elsi. Focus on you. Do something each day that is just for you. [/QUOTE]
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