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<blockquote data-quote="happymomof2" data-source="post: 99865" data-attributes="member: 4270"><p>We had a consult with an attorney yesterday. For a <strong><em><u>measly</u></em></strong> 1500 bucks he <em><strong><u>might</u></strong></em> be able to get the charges dismissed. If not dismissed than at least get the felony charged changed. Of course my son will still have to do some community hours and/or classes. The attorney didn't say dismissed but I can't remember the word he used. I want to say "diffused"? not sure that was it either. </p><p></p><p>I feel like I have aged 5 years in the last 3 days and my son still doesn't seem to get the seriousness of the situation. We have told him this will be the last time we "bail" him out. If anything happens again he will have to face full charges. The other thing I am going to do for him is try to get him out of school until I can find a medication to work for him. He is currently taking Attend but I haven't seen much results but then again he has only been on them 7 days. </p><p></p><p>I know his breaking into that vacant home was not due to his ADHD, but the problem is if I send him back to school and his anger control problem escalates he will be in even more trouble. So either it's pull him out for a while and home school (which I don't even know where to begin) or put him back on script medications, which I am trying not to do. I was going to try the attend and if it didn't work then try one more natural medication and if that didn't work I was going to go back to scripts. </p><p></p><p>After doing all this if he doesn't straighten his butt up then I feel I have done everything possible for him. If he gets in trouble again I will love him through it but I will not "bail" him out of it.</p><p></p><p>He will be on a very short leash for quite a while. I will allow him to be involved in church activities with the youth group but he has broken his trust with me. Right now I feel like if I can't see him I can't trust him. All of this crushes my heart. I love my son very much.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the prayers and support and just for listening.</p><p></p><p>Laura</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="happymomof2, post: 99865, member: 4270"] We had a consult with an attorney yesterday. For a [b][i]<u>measly</u>[/i][/b] 1500 bucks he [i][b]<u>might</u>[/b][/i] be able to get the charges dismissed. If not dismissed than at least get the felony charged changed. Of course my son will still have to do some community hours and/or classes. The attorney didn't say dismissed but I can't remember the word he used. I want to say "diffused"? not sure that was it either. I feel like I have aged 5 years in the last 3 days and my son still doesn't seem to get the seriousness of the situation. We have told him this will be the last time we "bail" him out. If anything happens again he will have to face full charges. The other thing I am going to do for him is try to get him out of school until I can find a medication to work for him. He is currently taking Attend but I haven't seen much results but then again he has only been on them 7 days. I know his breaking into that vacant home was not due to his ADHD, but the problem is if I send him back to school and his anger control problem escalates he will be in even more trouble. So either it's pull him out for a while and home school (which I don't even know where to begin) or put him back on script medications, which I am trying not to do. I was going to try the attend and if it didn't work then try one more natural medication and if that didn't work I was going to go back to scripts. After doing all this if he doesn't straighten his butt up then I feel I have done everything possible for him. If he gets in trouble again I will love him through it but I will not "bail" him out of it. He will be on a very short leash for quite a while. I will allow him to be involved in church activities with the youth group but he has broken his trust with me. Right now I feel like if I can't see him I can't trust him. All of this crushes my heart. I love my son very much. Thanks for the prayers and support and just for listening. Laura [/QUOTE]
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