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    17 yr old son doing drugs, hanging w members of a gang in NY

    Hi Copa, Leafy, Svenghandi, I was thinking about you today and hoping you are doing well. You were all there for me when I was suffering last December, at this very time, and I want you to know how much your support meant to me. Things with us have gotten so much better with Difficult Child. It's all...
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    Man's Search For meaning by Viktor Frankl

    Hi UpandDown, my son dropped out of HS in his junior year. Believe me when I say he's the first one in generations to do that in both my husband's and my family. But school just wasn't working for him. He kept getting in trouble, suspended etc. wouldn't do homework....he found his passion...
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    Man's Search For meaning by Viktor Frankl

    HI AppleCori, living at home with us just wasn't working. Difficult Child wouldn't follow our house rules, did whatever he wanted, thought he knew everything. He was on probation, having been arrested for possession of a felony amount of marijuana (he was dealing and making a lot of money). He also knew...
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    Man's Search For meaning by Viktor Frankl

    HI Leafy! So glad you saw this post. I hope Copa sees it too. I hope you are both doing ok. xo
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    Man's Search For meaning by Viktor Frankl

    I am writing this post for Copacabana and New Leaf. This book helped me save my son. Thank you for your guidance and support. Thank you for being there for me in my desperate time of need. My son is a new person because this book gave me the strength to make him take responsibility for his...
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    17 yr old son doing drugs, hanging w members of a gang in NY

    I must add thank you so very much for suggesting I read Viktor Frankl. Things have slowly begun to improve, I think, as a result of the lessons I learned from him. His book is brilliant. I just read Plato's Apologia. That's another brilliant work. I strongly recommend it. Life changing.
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    17 yr old son doing drugs, hanging w members of a gang in NY

    Hi Copa, So nice to hear from you. Thank you for reaching out. I'm sorry I took a few days to reply. I'm glad to hear that your son is doing better. The fixer upper house sounds like a wonderful opportunity for him. So sorry that at times you are suffering because of his behaviors. I...
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    17 yr old son doing drugs, hanging w members of a gang in NY

    Hi Copa, Thank you so much for your concern. We were away on a family vacation out of the country with very limited internet access. I tried to reply to your post, but it appears it never went through. I need time to collect my thoughts and write to you. I feel completely overwhelmed with...
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    And I'm a wreck again. (kinda long)

    Happy New Year, Tymica. Wow, that is quite a story. The waiting for the court date in and of itself must be horrible...that state of limbo in a sense. Not really knowing what's going to happen. I have the utmost empathy for you and what you are going through. I hope this new year brings...
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    And I'm a wreck again. (kinda long)

    Toughlovin - such a hard road. May this year bring your son closer to his meaning in life....and happiness to your and your family.
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    And I'm a wreck again. (kinda long)

    Hi Toughlovin, Is your son doing better now? How did he end up in jail? I can't imagine how difficult this must have been for you. I'm reading these posts, from you and from Tymica, and I have a very heavy heart. No mother ever wants to see her child go to jail. So sorry for what you've...
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    And I'm a wreck again. (kinda long)

    Hi Tymica, I'm so sorry for what you are going through. I wish I had the answers. I guess none of us really does. Except what I keep hearing over and over - you've done the best you can. You've taught you son right from wrong. At a certain point it's up to him to figure it out. We can't...
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    17 yr old son doing drugs, hanging w members of a gang in NY

    Leafy, the craziest thing happened a little while ago...I was working at my desk in my office. Clearing up the mess of papers. I uncovered a book that I put on my desk a couple of weeks ago - a gift that someone mysteriously sent me. .....well, until today, i really didn't have the time to...
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    17 yr old son doing drugs, hanging w members of a gang in NY

    Always nice to hear your words of wisdom and support Leafy! Thank you:) Difficult Child got up and went to work this morning!! He was up before me and ready to go. Since we took his driving privileges away (since he totaled the car) I drove him to the train and watched him from the car to make sure he...
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    17 yr old son doing drugs, hanging w members of a gang in NY

    Hi Svengandhi, Sorry about your son....makes sense that he should go and work if he's not succeeding at school. I know it's hard on you, though. Very discouraging. Glad your daughter is doing well. Thanks for the info about Manhattan/Astoria/Brooklyn. Happy and healthy New Year:)
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    17 yr old son doing drugs, hanging w members of a gang in NY

    Hi Copa, My rabbi's wife emailed her friends and relatives in Israel and they are going to get back to her with- some ideas regarding the Kibbutz/programs there. She's also looking for someone to help us find apartment shares in Brooklyn. My son is so not spiritual in any way (at least he...
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    17 yr old son doing drugs, hanging w members of a gang in NY

    I love these stories! I love what you told your daughter, too. I'm glad she didn't go and do it anyway. I believe my son would have. He doesn't listen to anything we say:( Such a wealth of knowledge and perspectives here. I am so glad I found you all.
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    17 yr old son doing drugs, hanging w members of a gang in NY

    Yes, SWOT, it's a terrible thing for my parents, who are now 90 (Dad) and 88 (Mom). I really do feel for the, they tried their best, they really did. But the enabling is so unhealthy. They say "but your brother and sister are not well" meaning emotionally not well...but they've never had to...
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    17 yr old son doing drugs, hanging w members of a gang in NY

    Leafy, that's an amazing story about your great uncle. Your poor Great Grandmother!! Thank you for your words of encouragement...it's so good to hear. Especially at those moments when I feel I'm wasting my time. xo
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