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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 720003" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>Let's focus on what makes a "good" son. Stealing from his mother? I'm glad that the merchant is pressing charges. Your son needs to deal with the consequences of his behavior. Please don't help him with this.</p><p></p><p>My daughter stole from me when she was using. We found some of the jewelry in her room but never located two of the missing items. To this day, she swears that she doesn't know what happened to it. Now that she is sober I believe she is telling the truth. When she did her amends, I told her that the one thing that I wanted to know is what happened to the jewelry. She said she honestly doesn't know. I think she was either in a blackout state or had let one of her drug using friends into our house and they took it without her knowledge. Either way, it is gone and I will never know what happened to it.</p><p></p><p>Besides stealing things they steal our serenity. I think that is the worst thing of all.</p><p></p><p>Please get help for yourself so that you stop listening to the garbage your son and his girlfriend are spewing. They are the ones in the wrong . . . not you. You need help learning to set boundaries. If he starts saying bad things to you, hang up the phone or walk out the door. You don't have to tolerate his bad behavior.</p><p></p><p>Private therapy helped me learn to set boundaries with my daughter. Other members go to parent support groups like Families Anonymous or AlAnon. Some use a combination of both. Keep posting here, too. You will find support and understanding and lots of advice. Take what helps and leave the rest.</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 720003, member: 1967"] Let's focus on what makes a "good" son. Stealing from his mother? I'm glad that the merchant is pressing charges. Your son needs to deal with the consequences of his behavior. Please don't help him with this. My daughter stole from me when she was using. We found some of the jewelry in her room but never located two of the missing items. To this day, she swears that she doesn't know what happened to it. Now that she is sober I believe she is telling the truth. When she did her amends, I told her that the one thing that I wanted to know is what happened to the jewelry. She said she honestly doesn't know. I think she was either in a blackout state or had let one of her drug using friends into our house and they took it without her knowledge. Either way, it is gone and I will never know what happened to it. Besides stealing things they steal our serenity. I think that is the worst thing of all. Please get help for yourself so that you stop listening to the garbage your son and his girlfriend are spewing. They are the ones in the wrong . . . not you. You need help learning to set boundaries. If he starts saying bad things to you, hang up the phone or walk out the door. You don't have to tolerate his bad behavior. Private therapy helped me learn to set boundaries with my daughter. Other members go to parent support groups like Families Anonymous or AlAnon. Some use a combination of both. Keep posting here, too. You will find support and understanding and lots of advice. Take what helps and leave the rest. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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