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<blockquote data-quote="'Chelle" data-source="post: 27938" data-attributes="member: 1161"><p>Hi Tracy. Don't have much in the way of advice, as I've never been put into the situation you're in. The closest I got was when my difficult child was 10 and verbally threatened his sis in what I felt was a serious way. :crying: I told him that as his sis' mom it was my duty to protect her, even from him, and it would be the violent one that would have to be somewhere else to keep them apart. He's never threatened her that way again.</p><p></p><p>You've done the best you can with what you have. You have to keep everyone safe at home, and try to get the help your difficult child needs as well. Sometimes that means they need to get the help other than in the home, when you've tried in the home and nothing is working. The only wrong in my opinion is not caring enough to try get your kids the help they need, where ever that ends up being. At 16, he's at the age where he's going to have to do something for himself, his choices are putting him where he is, you can no longer do it for him. He's got to make choices now that will put him on the right path to where he wants to be in life. You can give him the help he needs to get there, but he has to make the choice to stay on the path. Now what you can do is let him know you love him, and that when he makes the right choices you're there for him. Hope he gets the help he needs. Take care of yourself, take on only the things you can change. His choices are his own now, and I'm sure you've directed him what would be the right choices so it's up to him.</p><p></p><p>Again, welcome to the site. :coffee: :smile:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="'Chelle, post: 27938, member: 1161"] Hi Tracy. Don't have much in the way of advice, as I've never been put into the situation you're in. The closest I got was when my difficult child was 10 and verbally threatened his sis in what I felt was a serious way. [img]:crying:[/img] I told him that as his sis' mom it was my duty to protect her, even from him, and it would be the violent one that would have to be somewhere else to keep them apart. He's never threatened her that way again. You've done the best you can with what you have. You have to keep everyone safe at home, and try to get the help your difficult child needs as well. Sometimes that means they need to get the help other than in the home, when you've tried in the home and nothing is working. The only wrong in my opinion is not caring enough to try get your kids the help they need, where ever that ends up being. At 16, he's at the age where he's going to have to do something for himself, his choices are putting him where he is, you can no longer do it for him. He's got to make choices now that will put him on the right path to where he wants to be in life. You can give him the help he needs to get there, but he has to make the choice to stay on the path. Now what you can do is let him know you love him, and that when he makes the right choices you're there for him. Hope he gets the help he needs. Take care of yourself, take on only the things you can change. His choices are his own now, and I'm sure you've directed him what would be the right choices so it's up to him. Again, welcome to the site. [img]:coffee:[/img] [img]:smile:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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