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Trying to do the right thing - but mentally exhausted
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<blockquote data-quote="Bun" data-source="post: 731379" data-attributes="member: 22989"><p>Thanks!</p><p></p><p>Yes we pay for college (community college). He is in his first year and has failed the first semester. He talked to us about it and said he can't cope doing more than 2 subjects, due to his dyslexia. He only goes half the time now.</p><p></p><p>We give him an allowance for fuel to get to college and pay insurance etc.</p><p>He has talked to us about smoking and said this helps with his dyslexia to calm his brain down. He has said he would like to work in the business of medicinal marijuana.</p><p></p><p>He has tried the last few weeks e.g. Offer to walk the dog, make me a drink and ate with us a few times. It's sad that I feel this is a win for us.</p><p></p><p>I agree and feel the pot has made him a little 'crazy' he has has a couple of deep conversations with us and to be honest afterwards I've thought - he is crazy and needs help. He won't go to counselling, we've talked about that.</p><p>I know where he is getting money from but don't want to say on here.</p><p>We've said, (amongst the facts it's wrong, illegal etc), if he gets caught he will go to prison and there is nothing we can do about that.</p><p>It doesnt help that where we live the kids are all doing this and it's 'normal'.</p><p>He did have a job a couple of years ago, when I mentioned he should get one he said what's the point when it only pays minimal wages.</p><p></p><p>I'm hoping he will hit rock bottom and this will make him change his ways.</p><p></p><p>This all seemed to happen when he was with a really bad girlfriend when he turned 18 - he is no longer with her. After they broke up her father tried to take my son to court for underage ___. It was a nightmare but all was dropped but not after 2 months a stress for all of us plus attorney fees.</p><p>I don't feel I can drug test him or have any authority to make him do anything like counselling as he his over 18.</p><p></p><p>To be honest I try to ignore it, pretend it's not happening, not engage and try to show him how a good human being behaves.</p><p></p><p>Not sure it's working!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bun, post: 731379, member: 22989"] Thanks! Yes we pay for college (community college). He is in his first year and has failed the first semester. He talked to us about it and said he can't cope doing more than 2 subjects, due to his dyslexia. He only goes half the time now. We give him an allowance for fuel to get to college and pay insurance etc. He has talked to us about smoking and said this helps with his dyslexia to calm his brain down. He has said he would like to work in the business of medicinal marijuana. He has tried the last few weeks e.g. Offer to walk the dog, make me a drink and ate with us a few times. It's sad that I feel this is a win for us. I agree and feel the pot has made him a little 'crazy' he has has a couple of deep conversations with us and to be honest afterwards I've thought - he is crazy and needs help. He won't go to counselling, we've talked about that. I know where he is getting money from but don't want to say on here. We've said, (amongst the facts it's wrong, illegal etc), if he gets caught he will go to prison and there is nothing we can do about that. It doesnt help that where we live the kids are all doing this and it's 'normal'. He did have a job a couple of years ago, when I mentioned he should get one he said what's the point when it only pays minimal wages. I'm hoping he will hit rock bottom and this will make him change his ways. This all seemed to happen when he was with a really bad girlfriend when he turned 18 - he is no longer with her. After they broke up her father tried to take my son to court for underage ___. It was a nightmare but all was dropped but not after 2 months a stress for all of us plus attorney fees. I don't feel I can drug test him or have any authority to make him do anything like counselling as he his over 18. To be honest I try to ignore it, pretend it's not happening, not engage and try to show him how a good human being behaves. Not sure it's working! [/QUOTE]
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