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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 113318" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>You may not be able to get him out of the house now, but at 18 you can legally tell him to leave. We had to do that with our daughter--it changed her life for the better, even though i cried for weeks. You can tell him that if he doesn't change his behavior he will leave at eighteen and start planning his departure. He can participate by getting a job, looking at apartment ads, etc...or he can choose not to participate and deal with it once he's out. Is he using drugs? At that age, when a kid starts acting up, it's the first thing I think of. My daughter did that, and it shocked us. We never dreamed our little girl would do drugs and we didn't know how bad it was until she quit and told us. Sleeping all day and staying up all night is what my daughter did--it's a red flag for drug abuse because they get high while we sleep, so we don't really see them doped up. At least that's how my daughter explained it. I'd spring a surprise at-home drug test at him, and, yes, I know that won't make you popular with him.</p><p> Looking at his list of disabilities, I think it will be hard for him to live on his own, so you may want to look into assisted living or group homes (I have a NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD) and bipolar and the combination is staggering). But you can't allow him to cause mayhem at the house and still live there, even though he has challenges. You're trying to help him and he's acting abusive. Welcome to the board. This is a nice place.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 113318, member: 1550"] You may not be able to get him out of the house now, but at 18 you can legally tell him to leave. We had to do that with our daughter--it changed her life for the better, even though i cried for weeks. You can tell him that if he doesn't change his behavior he will leave at eighteen and start planning his departure. He can participate by getting a job, looking at apartment ads, etc...or he can choose not to participate and deal with it once he's out. Is he using drugs? At that age, when a kid starts acting up, it's the first thing I think of. My daughter did that, and it shocked us. We never dreamed our little girl would do drugs and we didn't know how bad it was until she quit and told us. Sleeping all day and staying up all night is what my daughter did--it's a red flag for drug abuse because they get high while we sleep, so we don't really see them doped up. At least that's how my daughter explained it. I'd spring a surprise at-home drug test at him, and, yes, I know that won't make you popular with him. Looking at his list of disabilities, I think it will be hard for him to live on his own, so you may want to look into assisted living or group homes (I have a NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD) and bipolar and the combination is staggering). But you can't allow him to cause mayhem at the house and still live there, even though he has challenges. You're trying to help him and he's acting abusive. Welcome to the board. This is a nice place. [/QUOTE]
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