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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 159918" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: indigo">Next Thursday is the scheduled parole board hearing for difficult child's sex offender - it's been postponed 5 times beginning last fall. I am kind of hoping that this time it just goes forward already. The monthly letters about the "upcoming" parole hearing are really beginning to rattle me. It's just a constant reminder that this is something to think about, ponder, react to, worry that he will be released, etc. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: indigo">On the one hand, the guy needs help and we all know he's not getting it in jail. on the other hand, there are no guarantees that he will get the help he needs upon release. He will, of course, be on the sex offender registry here in CT, but only for 10 years, and he had a pretty strong propensity to sexually offend prior to meeting up with difficult child beginning when he was 18. He is now 32. So I'm thinking the chances of a turnaround for him are fairly slim. I suppose stranger things have happened. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: indigo">Since we've been getting these letters from the victims services unit for almost a year now, it's a constant reminder of that period in difficult child's (OUR) lives. I can't believe it's been 3 years since 'the incident'. Everytime difficult child makes a stupid decision or pulls something, I am instantly back to that place. Is that PTSD? I think so on some small scale, don't you?</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: indigo">difficult child is supposed to go to NY to visit with her dad next week and now she has stated that she cannot go because of the hearing - this is a visit that's been put off 3 times already. I'm calling the parole officer today to see if it's being postponed again. While I think it may be an important thing for difficult child to be at the hearing so she can say her piece (and hopefully put this behind her once and for all), I also really really need her to go visit her dad for the week. I need a break from her and the whole job/car thing. It's been so frustrating.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: indigo">Anyway, if you think of it, please send up a thought for me, us. I really could use some stress reducing vibes and difficult child needs to get a clue. Thanks~</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 159918, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo]Next Thursday is the scheduled parole board hearing for difficult child's sex offender - it's been postponed 5 times beginning last fall. I am kind of hoping that this time it just goes forward already. The monthly letters about the "upcoming" parole hearing are really beginning to rattle me. It's just a constant reminder that this is something to think about, ponder, react to, worry that he will be released, etc. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo]On the one hand, the guy needs help and we all know he's not getting it in jail. on the other hand, there are no guarantees that he will get the help he needs upon release. He will, of course, be on the sex offender registry here in CT, but only for 10 years, and he had a pretty strong propensity to sexually offend prior to meeting up with difficult child beginning when he was 18. He is now 32. So I'm thinking the chances of a turnaround for him are fairly slim. I suppose stranger things have happened. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo]Since we've been getting these letters from the victims services unit for almost a year now, it's a constant reminder of that period in difficult child's (OUR) lives. I can't believe it's been 3 years since 'the incident'. Everytime difficult child makes a stupid decision or pulls something, I am instantly back to that place. Is that PTSD? I think so on some small scale, don't you?[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo]difficult child is supposed to go to NY to visit with her dad next week and now she has stated that she cannot go because of the hearing - this is a visit that's been put off 3 times already. I'm calling the parole officer today to see if it's being postponed again. While I think it may be an important thing for difficult child to be at the hearing so she can say her piece (and hopefully put this behind her once and for all), I also really really need her to go visit her dad for the week. I need a break from her and the whole job/car thing. It's been so frustrating.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=indigo]Anyway, if you think of it, please send up a thought for me, us. I really could use some stress reducing vibes and difficult child needs to get a clue. Thanks~[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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