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Stepping back - Am I getting the big picture..
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<blockquote data-quote="libertynow" data-source="post: 303066" data-attributes="member: 5197"><p>Thanks everyone for your responses. They really help. </p><p> </p><p>I feel like all I do is have talks with him sometimes, and it seems like he's listening at the time, but then he just goes out of his way to do the opposite - I guess it is kind of testing or some kind of proving that he can do what he wants. And then other times, it will seem he is really trying. It's so hard to have a child like this. Others don't understand but this group does and I thank you.</p><p> </p><p>I'm going to have a talk with him and tell him once more that I expect him to keep to the curfew. I know that his probation officer will ask me if he has done so. For the moment I've decided that if he keeps with 15 mins of curfew from now til meeting with probation officer, I won't mention the other 2 nights. If he doesn't I'll let him face the music, even though he takes it as a direct betrayal. I only have so much energy and I just don't like duplicity. He keeps too many secrets (refuses to give me full names or addresses or even phn not otherwise specified. for friends he's hanging with - I can only assume if secret it's because he's doing something he shouldn't be) for me to feel he is really giving it a real try.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks again everyone, I'll let you know how next meeting goes.</p><p>All the best,</p><p>Libby</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="libertynow, post: 303066, member: 5197"] Thanks everyone for your responses. They really help. I feel like all I do is have talks with him sometimes, and it seems like he's listening at the time, but then he just goes out of his way to do the opposite - I guess it is kind of testing or some kind of proving that he can do what he wants. And then other times, it will seem he is really trying. It's so hard to have a child like this. Others don't understand but this group does and I thank you. I'm going to have a talk with him and tell him once more that I expect him to keep to the curfew. I know that his probation officer will ask me if he has done so. For the moment I've decided that if he keeps with 15 mins of curfew from now til meeting with probation officer, I won't mention the other 2 nights. If he doesn't I'll let him face the music, even though he takes it as a direct betrayal. I only have so much energy and I just don't like duplicity. He keeps too many secrets (refuses to give me full names or addresses or even phn not otherwise specified. for friends he's hanging with - I can only assume if secret it's because he's doing something he shouldn't be) for me to feel he is really giving it a real try. Thanks again everyone, I'll let you know how next meeting goes. All the best, Libby [/QUOTE]
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