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My son is choosing to be homeless, I am heartbroken.
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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 700198" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>At 18, your wish that he graduate high school becomes just that: a dream. He is an adult, and his educational choices are his to make; not yours. Stop pushing him. Let him figure out life for himself for a bit. With that goes letting him experience the consequences of bad decisions.</p><p></p><p>Given the trauma and emotional upheaval he has experienced and never had treatment for (and is unwilling to accept treatment at this time), I am not surprised he is self=medicating. Do not add guilt or beat him up emotionally.</p><p></p><p>This kid's got enough on his plate to deal with MH-wise. Meeting your expectations is the last thing you should be worried about. What's important is him healing enough to be able to set healthy expectations for himself and meet those. He's the one who's got to do that, not you.</p><p></p><p>I'd stick to an open offer to pay for MH care if he decides to go that route. You can make support contingent upon his seeking out and utilizing the mental health care options available to him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 700198, member: 1963"] At 18, your wish that he graduate high school becomes just that: a dream. He is an adult, and his educational choices are his to make; not yours. Stop pushing him. Let him figure out life for himself for a bit. With that goes letting him experience the consequences of bad decisions. Given the trauma and emotional upheaval he has experienced and never had treatment for (and is unwilling to accept treatment at this time), I am not surprised he is self=medicating. Do not add guilt or beat him up emotionally. This kid's got enough on his plate to deal with MH-wise. Meeting your expectations is the last thing you should be worried about. What's important is him healing enough to be able to set healthy expectations for himself and meet those. He's the one who's got to do that, not you. I'd stick to an open offer to pay for MH care if he decides to go that route. You can make support contingent upon his seeking out and utilizing the mental health care options available to him. [/QUOTE]
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