i'm feeling ultra defeated right now. t. (difficult child) is home after spending the night at some kid's house who is a known dealer. if t.'s motive was to break my family, after 6 years, he's pretty much won. he tries to rationalize his behavior by telling his father, "you knew i had problems when you took me." like somehow that makes it all ok.
my oldest brother feels like t. should go back into the foster system. i am adamently against this. that's a guarantee that he will one day find himself in jail.
respite is an option, but is that just a band-aid? we don't have anything else to offer him. love wasn't enough, therapy, medication, threats... NOTHING WORKS!
i cringe to think about what will happen in the next 3 years until he turns 18.
