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:angel: Traci, I experienced this very same thing when my difficult child was in jail.  He had been in longer than your son before I started hearing it, tho.  Yours has been in less than a week?  Mine was in for about 4 months before he started sharing his thoughts about God.


I will tell you this:  After he started praying, things changed INSTANTLY.  I mean his whole attitude shifted from Blame to Gratitude and Humility.  He had Huber priviledges, and he began going to AA Meetings.  Within a month of that, he landed a full-time job.  He remains a steadfast employee there, over a year after his release.


YES, remain cautiously optimistic.  STAY detached!!!  BUT, now you can allow yourself a glimmer of hope.  Careful, timid hope, but hope all the same.  I also did not allow my difficult child to come home, it was a moot point as he was already employed and had ample funds for an apartment to rent, etc.  But I believe I still would have stuck to my guns on that one, and I think you should, too.


Peace


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