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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 394684" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>I would also like to invite you over to the Parent Emeritus board where those of us with older kids meet. You will get tons of support there from parents who have been through this for years and years. </p><p></p><p>I will be honest and tell you I think you did the right thing in having your son removed from your home. It goes against every instinct we have as a parent but sometimes that is what it takes. I also agree with the others that it sounds like these new friends are not good friends. Your sons driving record sounds like it rivals my sons...sigh. Mine just keeps going. He may be eligible for a license when he is 60....if he lives that long. </p><p></p><p>For me, I never got my son a lawyer. He had a public defender. I actually couldnt afford a private lawyer and I probably wouldnt have hired one anyway. The actual heavy charges he faced were against me so why would I pay to help him? That would just be plain silly. I cut him a major break on that anyway and let him come home to serve his house arrest. Actually, they didnt give me a whole lot of choice in the matter because this was his address of record when he was arrested. I always thought that was odd but I didnt fight it. </p><p></p><p>Living with kids like ours is hard but sometimes they do grow up and get better in their mid 20's. For the most part my son is nowhere near as bad as he used to be. He still has his days...and this past week has been a real eye opener into the fact that he isnt cured, but then neither am I, I just am compliant with medication and treatment. He isnt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 394684, member: 1514"] I would also like to invite you over to the Parent Emeritus board where those of us with older kids meet. You will get tons of support there from parents who have been through this for years and years. I will be honest and tell you I think you did the right thing in having your son removed from your home. It goes against every instinct we have as a parent but sometimes that is what it takes. I also agree with the others that it sounds like these new friends are not good friends. Your sons driving record sounds like it rivals my sons...sigh. Mine just keeps going. He may be eligible for a license when he is 60....if he lives that long. For me, I never got my son a lawyer. He had a public defender. I actually couldnt afford a private lawyer and I probably wouldnt have hired one anyway. The actual heavy charges he faced were against me so why would I pay to help him? That would just be plain silly. I cut him a major break on that anyway and let him come home to serve his house arrest. Actually, they didnt give me a whole lot of choice in the matter because this was his address of record when he was arrested. I always thought that was odd but I didnt fight it. Living with kids like ours is hard but sometimes they do grow up and get better in their mid 20's. For the most part my son is nowhere near as bad as he used to be. He still has his days...and this past week has been a real eye opener into the fact that he isnt cured, but then neither am I, I just am compliant with medication and treatment. He isnt. [/QUOTE]
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