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My difficult child is in jail
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<blockquote data-quote="AppleCori" data-source="post: 648577" data-attributes="member: 16024"><p>Hi and welcome.</p><p></p><p>I don't have any experience with this type of issue, but thought I would try and bump this thread to the top, hoping that others might respond.</p><p></p><p>Surely there should be some social services to help your son and enable him to live on his own?</p><p></p><p>I am very impressed that he has held the same job for 18 years. Most of our difficult adult children haven't been able to hold a job for 18 months--or even 18 weeks! Heck, some of our kids haven't held a job for much more than 18 days!</p><p></p><p>He definitely needs alcohol rehab, and maybe social services could then help him get back on his feet with job and housing help, as he has some special needs.</p><p></p><p>As for the girlfriend, you don't need to take any responsibility for her or give her any money. She needs to look to social services for herself, and look for a job! Don't enable her. She may try to live off of you if she thinks she can. You are not responsible for her, and your son has his own problems and can't take care of her. He has to work on getting himself back together. Whatever issues she has, she needs to address them on her own.</p><p></p><p>Please continue to post.</p><p></p><p>There is a lot of wisdom on this board.</p><p></p><p>Hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AppleCori, post: 648577, member: 16024"] Hi and welcome. I don't have any experience with this type of issue, but thought I would try and bump this thread to the top, hoping that others might respond. Surely there should be some social services to help your son and enable him to live on his own? I am very impressed that he has held the same job for 18 years. Most of our difficult adult children haven't been able to hold a job for 18 months--or even 18 weeks! Heck, some of our kids haven't held a job for much more than 18 days! He definitely needs alcohol rehab, and maybe social services could then help him get back on his feet with job and housing help, as he has some special needs. As for the girlfriend, you don't need to take any responsibility for her or give her any money. She needs to look to social services for herself, and look for a job! Don't enable her. She may try to live off of you if she thinks she can. You are not responsible for her, and your son has his own problems and can't take care of her. He has to work on getting himself back together. Whatever issues she has, she needs to address them on her own. Please continue to post. There is a lot of wisdom on this board. Hugs [/QUOTE]
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