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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 638263" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hey you guys have a blast at the party.</p><p></p><p>I did not understand why our difficult children chose homelessness, the cold and the elements to shelters until I read an e-book written by a homeless young man.He didn't like the mission's rules and refused to have a curfew, stay in all night or not get high during the night so he moved to a tent city where they had parties non-stop and kept warm by fires and did some jail time to break up the monotony (mouthed off to cops who told them to move). He did not seem to be bothered by either homelessness or jail. It was eerie. He kind of stayed on an even keel and never sounded desperate.</p><p></p><p>His sister kept asking him to move in with her, but he kept refusing. They communicated by e-mail in the library. He had no cell phone. In spite of his sister's constant offers, he didn't want to leave his "friends" and considered this street life a growing experience. Who knows? Maybe it is. Or was for him. He finally did agree to move in with his sister and the book ends there. Wonder if she kept him or threw him out. He was a serious drug user.</p><p></p><p>At any rate, I got some insight into why a street person would refuse a shelter. They have that nasty FIVE letter word...RULES. They all did know however when and where to get the food. None of them went hungry and they even got free tents from some do-gooders. They learn to live, if not mooch well, on the streets.</p><p></p><p>Maybe it's best not to read your son's FB. His posts are probably just to scare you.</p><p></p><p>Many hugs and good wishes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 638263, member: 1550"] Hey you guys have a blast at the party. I did not understand why our difficult children chose homelessness, the cold and the elements to shelters until I read an e-book written by a homeless young man.He didn't like the mission's rules and refused to have a curfew, stay in all night or not get high during the night so he moved to a tent city where they had parties non-stop and kept warm by fires and did some jail time to break up the monotony (mouthed off to cops who told them to move). He did not seem to be bothered by either homelessness or jail. It was eerie. He kind of stayed on an even keel and never sounded desperate. His sister kept asking him to move in with her, but he kept refusing. They communicated by e-mail in the library. He had no cell phone. In spite of his sister's constant offers, he didn't want to leave his "friends" and considered this street life a growing experience. Who knows? Maybe it is. Or was for him. He finally did agree to move in with his sister and the book ends there. Wonder if she kept him or threw him out. He was a serious drug user. At any rate, I got some insight into why a street person would refuse a shelter. They have that nasty FIVE letter word...RULES. They all did know however when and where to get the food. None of them went hungry and they even got free tents from some do-gooders. They learn to live, if not mooch well, on the streets. Maybe it's best not to read your son's FB. His posts are probably just to scare you. Many hugs and good wishes. [/QUOTE]
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