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  1. Origami

    He maybe be clean, but he's still difficult

    I'm not really needing any advice here, but just sharing an observation. Maybe some of you can relate? My older difficult son, age 31, is now out of rehab, working part time, and living with his wife and kids. He had told us it's the first time he's been clean in over 6 years (from heroin). This...
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    A little ray of hope

    Hi all, This is in reference to my youngest son (now age 21), whom I previously posted about when he was more of a difficult child. He's matured a lot since I started posting about him about 4 years ago, and is not fighting and getting in trouble any more. However, he's been very slow to launch...
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    Did anyone else watch "This is Us" after the Superbowl?

    Just wondering if anyone else is a depressed as me today because of this awesome and heartbreaking show. What did you think?
  4. Origami

    Progress report

    Just thought I'd let you guys know how my son in rehab is doing. He came to our house on Saturday to watch his kids, and I was able to chat a bit with him. He's been in rehab for about 6 weeks now, and has 10 weeks to go. I had called my mom to wish her a Happy Birthday, and she was able to...
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    Should I reach out or wait?

    My son has been in rehab for heroin addiction for a month now, and was just transferred to a different unit which I guess is more of a halfway house. He has a bit more freedom, has his own cell phone back, and is free to get a job. I heard this all from my daughter (his sister) and my...
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    Need clarity on this situation; stealing and lying and rehab

    Happy New Year! (despite our struggles--) I'm writing because of some new developments in the drama involved with my heroin-addicted son who I mentioned just entered residential rehab after Christmas. We were happy about that, hoping things would finally start to get better. It seems, however...
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    I'm back, and things aren't getting better

    Hi Everyone, It's been quite a while since I posted, and things had been better for a while. My older Difficult Child, now age 30, had been moved out and working. But then last summer, he lost his very good job due to missing work, being high, etc. He got on a suboxone program and seemed to be...
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    Newlywed son and his wife having problems, want me to help

    My 19-year-old difficult son and his wife have been married 2 months now (she's also 19) and the honeymoon is already over. I attribute most of the trouble to the fact that my son is immature, controlling, impatient, and just not being a very good person. His wife is a very sweet young woman who...
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    Having trouble setting boundaries for entitled son

    Hi All, I've been off the boards for a while since I thought things were going better. My 19-year-old difficult child quit his job in September (someone "disrespected" him), and has not worked since. He had a pending court case for misdemeanor speeding that was continued several times, but he...
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    More heroin heartbreak

    Hi All, It's been a while since I've posted since it seemed like my older Difficult Child was doing OK. He'd kept his job for about a year, and was the "golden boy" there, got promoted, etc. and the boss wanted to pay for special certification training for him. Well, we found out yesterday through the...
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    Meet my daughter, who used to be non-difficult

    I'm just wanting to share with someone and am weary of supplying the reality-show type stories to my friends. I have a couple of good friends who know everything about my family, but neither of them have a difficult child, so they're sympathetic, but I just feel weird bringing up all this stuff...
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    Multiple traffic tickets and maybe needs an attorney--any advice?

    Hi All, I've been off the board for a few months, and thought things were truly getting better with younger Difficult Child, age 18. He has been working at a new job for almost a year now, had been more respectful, not fighting with siblings, etc. Progress! Well, having seemingly learned nothing about...
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    Kids moving out, mixed feelings for me

    Hi Everyone, I haven't posted in a while. Things had settled down quite a bit, and although 28-year-old son is still addicted to heroin, he's somehow keeping it together, still has his job, and has been keeping up with his parole obligations. So now after him living here for 18 months and his...
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    Didn't want it to come to this, might be asking difficult child to leave

    Well, the optimism I've been feeling has come to an end. After his OD, GFG27 spent a week in detox, was prescribed antidepressants, and seemed to be doing well. He has a couple of appointments set up via the hospital for therapy and a regular doctor. He also has a court date next week for his...
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    How to deal with the entitled attitude, financial stuff with difficult child

    For reasons too numerous to mention, our financial situation is the pits right now. My husband has a three-week unpaid break at the holidays, so we're dealing with missing pay also. I'm missing bill payments for the first time in years, and am not happy about it. husband and I have agreed we have to...
  16. Origami

    Relapse and OD

    I should have known not to get too excited about GFG27, but he was doing so well having been off heroin for 8 months since his house arrest started in April. He got off house arrest, has an attorney working on his pending case (heroin possession), and started a great job a couple of months ago...
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    Threats of havoc, how do I react?

    So GFG17 is mad at his sister (age 20) because she had a conversation with his girlfriend while they were broken up a couple of weeks ago. Girlfriend told my daughter that difficult child had hit her on the back once when they were fighting. Daughter told difficult child to cut it out and work on his anger. So now difficult child...
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    Getting nervous about Thanksgiving--how to enforce boundaries?

    This will be an extra-special Thanksgiving because all my kids, grandkids, and daughters-in-law will be with us for the first time in three years! My oldest son and his wife haven't been here since they were stationed in Europe (are back in the states now). Also, they've invited two of their...
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    difficult child got a job! We're dancing here--

    My older difficult child (age 27) starts a job on Monday! He's been unemployed since April when he got fired, then was arrested, and was on house arrest for 6 months. This is a salaried position that will be enough for him to support his family on! He'll be on a probationary period for a while, which is...
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    Just when I thought he was doing better, 17-year-old difficult child was arrested

    On Friday night I got a call at 11:30 p.m. from the police saying they had arrested difficult child for reckless conduct. He had been riding his skateboard in the street and almost caused an accident. My other son and daughter in law went with me to sign him out. difficult child is angry and unrepentant. He was with two other...
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