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My son is in jail. Again. To visit or not to visit, that is the question...
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<blockquote data-quote="Childofmine" data-source="post: 701722" data-attributes="member: 17542"><p>Hi Kalet and welcome. We're glad you're here. This is a place of support, comfort, encouragement and ideas. Ah, your story sounds a lot like my story with my Difficult Child. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My son's dad and I are divorced too. I stopped sleeping with my phone in the same room. I decided there was nothing new I needed to know between 10 a.m. and 6 a.m. Even with my son doing much better, I still have that habit today. </p><p></p><p>Yes, start with breathing. Start with small kindnesses to yourself. Your son is right where he needs to be, for right now. Accepting that is a great step forward. He is safe, he has three hots and a cot, as we like to say, and he can't get heroin. All those are good things. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Jail becomes such a blessing. What? Who ever thought any mother would say that? There are things worse than jail and felonies. Every step down into the "pit" of my son's addiction taught me something. These are awful lessons.</p><p></p><p>Hang in there. It's your time now. Let it all go for a while. Let the system do what the system does. If he stays in jail, that is a chance for him to think, reflect, get some rest and hopefully treatment, and he will have a chance to change. </p><p></p><p>Today my son is 27. He has been on a path of progress for almost 2.5 years. He was homeless many times, a drug addict, in jail 8 or 9 times, and has felonies. There is hope. </p><p></p><p>Now, again, it's YOUR time. Claim this period and rebuild yourself. We're here for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Childofmine, post: 701722, member: 17542"] Hi Kalet and welcome. We're glad you're here. This is a place of support, comfort, encouragement and ideas. Ah, your story sounds a lot like my story with my Difficult Child. My son's dad and I are divorced too. I stopped sleeping with my phone in the same room. I decided there was nothing new I needed to know between 10 a.m. and 6 a.m. Even with my son doing much better, I still have that habit today. Yes, start with breathing. Start with small kindnesses to yourself. Your son is right where he needs to be, for right now. Accepting that is a great step forward. He is safe, he has three hots and a cot, as we like to say, and he can't get heroin. All those are good things. Jail becomes such a blessing. What? Who ever thought any mother would say that? There are things worse than jail and felonies. Every step down into the "pit" of my son's addiction taught me something. These are awful lessons. Hang in there. It's your time now. Let it all go for a while. Let the system do what the system does. If he stays in jail, that is a chance for him to think, reflect, get some rest and hopefully treatment, and he will have a chance to change. Today my son is 27. He has been on a path of progress for almost 2.5 years. He was homeless many times, a drug addict, in jail 8 or 9 times, and has felonies. There is hope. Now, again, it's YOUR time. Claim this period and rebuild yourself. We're here for you. [/QUOTE]
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