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<blockquote data-quote="Tanya M" data-source="post: 711191" data-attributes="member: 18516"><p>Hi Wendy,</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry for what you are going through but you are not alone. My son is currently in jail awaiting trial. He will most likely have to do several years in prison. This is not his first go around.</p><p></p><p>This is new to you so I understand how hard it is to process. There is nothing you can do for him. He made a choice to align himself with people that were not law abiding citizens. </p><p></p><p>[USER=20373]@wisernow[/USER] gave a good suggestion about the article on detachment. Here is the link <a href="https://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/article-on-detachment.53639/" target="_blank">Article on Detachment</a></p><p>It's at the top of the Parent Emeritus forum.</p><p></p><p>Your son is 35, same age as my son. My son also has two children that he abandoned 7 years ago. Yes, all of this is heartbreaking but we do not have to allow it to define us. I have managed to successfully detach from my son. It did not happen overnight but I made a decision that I needed to take my life back and start living for myself. I will always love my son but I cannot make him change, I can only change myself. </p><p></p><p>You can get through this. There are many of us here who have been at the depths of despair over our adult difficult children and we have manged to take our lives back and to be happy.</p><p></p><p>Stay with us here and let us know how you are doing. We care.</p><p></p><p>((HUGS)) to you..................</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tanya M, post: 711191, member: 18516"] Hi Wendy, I'm sorry for what you are going through but you are not alone. My son is currently in jail awaiting trial. He will most likely have to do several years in prison. This is not his first go around. This is new to you so I understand how hard it is to process. There is nothing you can do for him. He made a choice to align himself with people that were not law abiding citizens. [USER=20373]@wisernow[/USER] gave a good suggestion about the article on detachment. Here is the link [URL="https://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/article-on-detachment.53639/"]Article on Detachment[/URL] It's at the top of the Parent Emeritus forum. Your son is 35, same age as my son. My son also has two children that he abandoned 7 years ago. Yes, all of this is heartbreaking but we do not have to allow it to define us. I have managed to successfully detach from my son. It did not happen overnight but I made a decision that I needed to take my life back and start living for myself. I will always love my son but I cannot make him change, I can only change myself. You can get through this. There are many of us here who have been at the depths of despair over our adult difficult children and we have manged to take our lives back and to be happy. Stay with us here and let us know how you are doing. We care. ((HUGS)) to you.................. [/QUOTE]
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