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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 396263"><p>Lynn,</p><p></p><p>I so feel for you. I also really am thinking drug use. Your sons behavior sounds much like my son when he has been using. So I agree with others report him as a runaway. My other piece of advice is to keep paying for his phone. I would wait a day and then text him...not with questions or demands but texts of care and concern. Keep them simple and short....like I am thinking about you, hope you are ok. He may not respond which will rip you apart but that way you are keeping the door open.</p><p></p><p>My son is older than yours and we kicked him out last year when things got really bad, but we did this....and it left the door open that he did call us when he got into trouble etc. I think it made a difference. When I first did it he did not respond and we did not hear from him for a week but then he needed something.</p><p></p><p>The other thing is if you find out where he is staying and it is a friend and family, do what you can to build a relationshipnwith them. Again we did this when my son moved out. I didnt think too much initially of the family he was staying with because I knew there were drugs there butni made nice and in our own way we became friendly with the pqrents...which meant they kept in touch with me even when he didn't. They realized that what he was saying about us was not totally accurate. I did not think it was a great place for him but it was better than the streets.</p><p></p><p>Please keep us posted....hopefully he is going to realize things are not so great out on his own.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 396263"] Lynn, I so feel for you. I also really am thinking drug use. Your sons behavior sounds much like my son when he has been using. So I agree with others report him as a runaway. My other piece of advice is to keep paying for his phone. I would wait a day and then text him...not with questions or demands but texts of care and concern. Keep them simple and short....like I am thinking about you, hope you are ok. He may not respond which will rip you apart but that way you are keeping the door open. My son is older than yours and we kicked him out last year when things got really bad, but we did this....and it left the door open that he did call us when he got into trouble etc. I think it made a difference. When I first did it he did not respond and we did not hear from him for a week but then he needed something. The other thing is if you find out where he is staying and it is a friend and family, do what you can to build a relationshipnwith them. Again we did this when my son moved out. I didnt think too much initially of the family he was staying with because I knew there were drugs there butni made nice and in our own way we became friendly with the pqrents...which meant they kept in touch with me even when he didn't. They realized that what he was saying about us was not totally accurate. I did not think it was a great place for him but it was better than the streets. Please keep us posted....hopefully he is going to realize things are not so great out on his own. [/QUOTE]
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