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Need advice: adult son with mental problems ... things getting worse
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<blockquote data-quote="HMBgal" data-source="post: 727818" data-attributes="member: 13260"><p>Oh Cynlee, I can so relate to your struggles with your son. I have a 41 year old daughter, used to getting by on her charming personality and cute looks. ADHD, depression, all the lovely things. She, too, let her registration and insurance lapse on the brand new Prius that her father bought for her (my ex, who got so fed up with her mooching that he flat out left the state and moved away). Since she occasionally drives her children around (who live with me because she is being evicted and her place is a pigsty), I paid $2,400 to get her current. So now she can at least live in her car if she has to. She's not moving in with me, that's for sure. She can't keep a job, can never, EVER be anywhere on time so gets fired within the first week. She's up all night, can't get up during the day, and somehow manages to get people to help her with money and other rescuing things. </p><p></p><p>She hasn't stolen from us but she lies to us about stuff, won't pick up her phone, text us back, has her kids really worried about her all the time because they see her less and less. And it's causing her children anxiety, and I lie awake at night wondering how would I ever tell the kids that their mom overdosed on something, fell asleep driving (she did that last year and totaled her other car), etc etc etc. What a crappy way to live.</p><p></p><p>Letting her go homeless will probably one of the hardest things I've ever had to do, but I figure I'm raising her kids and that's about all I'm willing to do at this point. She's had her time (YEARS) of my patience, bailing her out of jail, paying fines, paying for rehabs, etc. I'm done. And I'm raising her very, very troubled son. </p><p></p><p>So, you're not alone. And not rescuing, especially with the big "kids" who have really big problems with far-reaching implications, is really hard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HMBgal, post: 727818, member: 13260"] Oh Cynlee, I can so relate to your struggles with your son. I have a 41 year old daughter, used to getting by on her charming personality and cute looks. ADHD, depression, all the lovely things. She, too, let her registration and insurance lapse on the brand new Prius that her father bought for her (my ex, who got so fed up with her mooching that he flat out left the state and moved away). Since she occasionally drives her children around (who live with me because she is being evicted and her place is a pigsty), I paid $2,400 to get her current. So now she can at least live in her car if she has to. She's not moving in with me, that's for sure. She can't keep a job, can never, EVER be anywhere on time so gets fired within the first week. She's up all night, can't get up during the day, and somehow manages to get people to help her with money and other rescuing things. She hasn't stolen from us but she lies to us about stuff, won't pick up her phone, text us back, has her kids really worried about her all the time because they see her less and less. And it's causing her children anxiety, and I lie awake at night wondering how would I ever tell the kids that their mom overdosed on something, fell asleep driving (she did that last year and totaled her other car), etc etc etc. What a crappy way to live. Letting her go homeless will probably one of the hardest things I've ever had to do, but I figure I'm raising her kids and that's about all I'm willing to do at this point. She's had her time (YEARS) of my patience, bailing her out of jail, paying fines, paying for rehabs, etc. I'm done. And I'm raising her very, very troubled son. So, you're not alone. And not rescuing, especially with the big "kids" who have really big problems with far-reaching implications, is really hard. [/QUOTE]
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