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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 352757"><p>Ya know...I heard you say that "life" taught your other son. And that he "put himself" through school. We had (thank goodness) a brief period of great difficulty with our son and we did tough love with him. Ya know what, it served him and us well. Today, he is super easy child (thank goodness, crossing myself and lighting a candle!). I DO wonder if one can expect the same results with an adult child who is mentally ill. Again...the waters are murky. I suppose, for the sake of humanity, we can provide some guidance with reference to medical and health care. But, it seems to me that by and large, the same rules apply. Like you said....a moment of truth a moment of coming to their senses. What will make them come to this realization? What will make them weigh the pros and cons? What will tip the balance? Sometimes counseling will help, sometimes tough love will help....but it seems to be something internal in the end and although we can provide some guidance, they have to do the work and I guess they wont do it until they are good and ready to do it. Even more reason for us to detach and move forward with our lives....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 352757"] Ya know...I heard you say that "life" taught your other son. And that he "put himself" through school. We had (thank goodness) a brief period of great difficulty with our son and we did tough love with him. Ya know what, it served him and us well. Today, he is super easy child (thank goodness, crossing myself and lighting a candle!). I DO wonder if one can expect the same results with an adult child who is mentally ill. Again...the waters are murky. I suppose, for the sake of humanity, we can provide some guidance with reference to medical and health care. But, it seems to me that by and large, the same rules apply. Like you said....a moment of truth a moment of coming to their senses. What will make them come to this realization? What will make them weigh the pros and cons? What will tip the balance? Sometimes counseling will help, sometimes tough love will help....but it seems to be something internal in the end and although we can provide some guidance, they have to do the work and I guess they wont do it until they are good and ready to do it. Even more reason for us to detach and move forward with our lives.... [/QUOTE]
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