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Update on difficult child who recently moved out. Could it be?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sabine" data-source="post: 620365" data-attributes="member: 17639"><p>The "kid" has been provided with a roof and food forever. To send him out on the street with nothing but the shirt on his back..well I doubt most of the parents on this board could live with themselves if they did that. </p><p></p><p>What sending a person to a campground (as opposed to a shelter) does, it keeps them in the realm of "normal" society. The other campers are families with children and retired couples, NOT homeless druggies. People are social creatures, and they tend to become like those they surround themselves with. </p><p></p><p>Plus, homeless shelters are DEPRESSING, and you take (I'm assuming here) a normal guy who's main problem is depression, and the situation is more likely to turn out poorly. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, so, he goes to the campground, his basic needs are met. He begins the search for a job. Hopefully he finds one in a week or so. Begins working. It'll take a week or even two to get a first paycheck. He buys food with it. It'll take a couple months' worth of paychecks to save enough to put a deposit on an apartment. </p><p></p><p>If his job search isn't fruitful in the first week, he'll need to apply for food stamps and the like, because time is running out. The pressure of a "ticking clock".. watching food stores dwindle, is quite motivating! </p><p></p><p>Even if this is not applicable for Wavering's difficult child, maybe it'll help someone out there <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>by the way, it's important the campground is located in a warm climate. When I went out on my own, winter weather short circuited the entire thing...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sabine, post: 620365, member: 17639"] The "kid" has been provided with a roof and food forever. To send him out on the street with nothing but the shirt on his back..well I doubt most of the parents on this board could live with themselves if they did that. What sending a person to a campground (as opposed to a shelter) does, it keeps them in the realm of "normal" society. The other campers are families with children and retired couples, NOT homeless druggies. People are social creatures, and they tend to become like those they surround themselves with. Plus, homeless shelters are DEPRESSING, and you take (I'm assuming here) a normal guy who's main problem is depression, and the situation is more likely to turn out poorly. Anyway, so, he goes to the campground, his basic needs are met. He begins the search for a job. Hopefully he finds one in a week or so. Begins working. It'll take a week or even two to get a first paycheck. He buys food with it. It'll take a couple months' worth of paychecks to save enough to put a deposit on an apartment. If his job search isn't fruitful in the first week, he'll need to apply for food stamps and the like, because time is running out. The pressure of a "ticking clock".. watching food stores dwindle, is quite motivating! Even if this is not applicable for Wavering's difficult child, maybe it'll help someone out there :) by the way, it's important the campground is located in a warm climate. When I went out on my own, winter weather short circuited the entire thing... [/QUOTE]
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