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Oh what a night! Dropped son off at detox at 3am
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<blockquote data-quote="Jabberwockey" data-source="post: 679901" data-attributes="member: 18238"><p>First off, read the article on detachment. It has some wonderful advice. Secondly, take it for what its worth but my advice to you would be to start calling the police. Theft, breaking and entering, grand theft auto. These are all potential felonies. If you keep letting him do this without consequences, he may end up in prison. </p><p></p><p>We kicked out son out for stealing from us. I refuse to lock my bedroom door, lock my keys and wallet up, and other "precautions" against our Difficult Child. I work in a prison, I WON'T live in one. That being said, it never got to the point for us to have to have him arrested for stealing. He never used our debit or credit cards or took a vehicle without our permission. While I would like to hope that he still had enough respect for us not to do these things, the reality is that he knew I wouldn't have hesitated to have him arrested for this. </p><p></p><p>Here's the rub though. You might not be willing to do this, and that's fine. This is your journey, not mine. You will receive lots of advice on this site from people with lots of varied experiences but none of us are you. Take what works for you and ignore the rest. Some things said will sound a bit harsh. Remember that we are all different people at different points of different, albeit similar, journeys so aren't trying to be mean. We are just responding based on our experiences. </p><p></p><p>Welcome and good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jabberwockey, post: 679901, member: 18238"] First off, read the article on detachment. It has some wonderful advice. Secondly, take it for what its worth but my advice to you would be to start calling the police. Theft, breaking and entering, grand theft auto. These are all potential felonies. If you keep letting him do this without consequences, he may end up in prison. We kicked out son out for stealing from us. I refuse to lock my bedroom door, lock my keys and wallet up, and other "precautions" against our Difficult Child. I work in a prison, I WON'T live in one. That being said, it never got to the point for us to have to have him arrested for stealing. He never used our debit or credit cards or took a vehicle without our permission. While I would like to hope that he still had enough respect for us not to do these things, the reality is that he knew I wouldn't have hesitated to have him arrested for this. Here's the rub though. You might not be willing to do this, and that's fine. This is your journey, not mine. You will receive lots of advice on this site from people with lots of varied experiences but none of us are you. Take what works for you and ignore the rest. Some things said will sound a bit harsh. Remember that we are all different people at different points of different, albeit similar, journeys so aren't trying to be mean. We are just responding based on our experiences. Welcome and good luck! [/QUOTE]
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