ck1
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Tomorrow was supposed to be difficult child's first day of his junior year of high school. Every year since kindergarten I have taken a picture of him on his first day of school. This year I can't because he's sitting in the juvenile detention center awaiting his Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) placement. I couldn't even go to see him tonight because my toddler turned three today and we had friends over to celebrate. Another family event difficult child has to miss and I know it breaks his heart because he was supposed to come home today. Except he broke the rules at the respite center (smoked pot) two weeks ago and had to be transferred to the detention center instead.
I know this is the best thing for him to make the choice to change his life. If he would have come home and then gone to the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF), it probably wouldn't have been as effective because now he's being forced to live through what his life most likely will be like if he doesn't make that choice. However, I can't help but be sad that I can't add his junior year picture to the rest.
Again, I know this is the best thing for him, but I can't help but think about that this all started because of three weeks of smoking pot and getting into a fight with their step-father and most kids don't spend weeks in a detention center for that. I had to call the police, though, because if I didn't, it would have been sending him a message that it's ok to do whatever you want and break the law...but it's not ok. He must be held accountable for his actions. I just hate this. Everything in his life is so hard, many times because of his bad decisions, but sometimes not, it seems like he just has bad luck. I pray he gets the tools he needs to turn his life around.
Hope all your G'sFG have a great first day of school. I miss my son so much it hurts...
I know this is the best thing for him to make the choice to change his life. If he would have come home and then gone to the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF), it probably wouldn't have been as effective because now he's being forced to live through what his life most likely will be like if he doesn't make that choice. However, I can't help but be sad that I can't add his junior year picture to the rest.
Again, I know this is the best thing for him, but I can't help but think about that this all started because of three weeks of smoking pot and getting into a fight with their step-father and most kids don't spend weeks in a detention center for that. I had to call the police, though, because if I didn't, it would have been sending him a message that it's ok to do whatever you want and break the law...but it's not ok. He must be held accountable for his actions. I just hate this. Everything in his life is so hard, many times because of his bad decisions, but sometimes not, it seems like he just has bad luck. I pray he gets the tools he needs to turn his life around.
Hope all your G'sFG have a great first day of school. I miss my son so much it hurts...