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Its only getting worse...my kids will be homeless and in prison
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<blockquote data-quote="Wiped Out" data-source="post: 641668" data-attributes="member: 1631"><p>So sorry things continue to be so rough. Don't lose hope yet. If I had placed bets when my difficult child was your son's age I would have thought he would have ended up in prison as well. He is still a difficult child and always will be but he is doing so much better. Trust me my difficult child was a lot like your son. He would say the rudest things (still does to a point), was incredibly violent, threatened to kill me, damaged much of our house. We still have holes all over our house from when he was little. He once pushed me down a flight of stairs. In a manic state he tried to strangle my husband while he was driving (with a thin piece of string. He hid his feces and smeared it all over his bedroom furniture. He urinated on his Legos and in his bedroom. </p><p></p><p>Over the years he was hospitalized 6 times. I really did think he had no kind of future. However, after years of therapy, medication trials, a good IEP, this place, and good teachers, consistency he is doing really well.</p><p></p><p>Also, when my daughter was your daughter's age she also didn't want to get her driver's license. We finally had to force her. She went to school (under duress) but didn't do any homework. At 18 she told us she wasn't ready to be an adult. She is 21 now and finally going away to college. </p><p></p><p>To get through all of this I needed to keep a warped sense of humor, come to this place a lot, exercised, and eventually I went to therapy for myself.</p><p></p><p>I do know how hopeless you feel right now and I want to send some understanding hugs your way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wiped Out, post: 641668, member: 1631"] So sorry things continue to be so rough. Don't lose hope yet. If I had placed bets when my difficult child was your son's age I would have thought he would have ended up in prison as well. He is still a difficult child and always will be but he is doing so much better. Trust me my difficult child was a lot like your son. He would say the rudest things (still does to a point), was incredibly violent, threatened to kill me, damaged much of our house. We still have holes all over our house from when he was little. He once pushed me down a flight of stairs. In a manic state he tried to strangle my husband while he was driving (with a thin piece of string. He hid his feces and smeared it all over his bedroom furniture. He urinated on his Legos and in his bedroom. Over the years he was hospitalized 6 times. I really did think he had no kind of future. However, after years of therapy, medication trials, a good IEP, this place, and good teachers, consistency he is doing really well. Also, when my daughter was your daughter's age she also didn't want to get her driver's license. We finally had to force her. She went to school (under duress) but didn't do any homework. At 18 she told us she wasn't ready to be an adult. She is 21 now and finally going away to college. To get through all of this I needed to keep a warped sense of humor, come to this place a lot, exercised, and eventually I went to therapy for myself. I do know how hopeless you feel right now and I want to send some understanding hugs your way. [/QUOTE]
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