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Back after a few years, Difficult Child is stealing from family
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<blockquote data-quote="Second Time Around" data-source="post: 733197" data-attributes="member: 18739"><p>He's always been compliant taking his medications. He's had a therapist for years, but we are considering changing as the therapist is mostly for children and Difficult Child sees himself as almost an adult. We will bring this up with therapist, but feel it's important to confront him and now and insist he make restitution.</p><p></p><p>Husband and I discussed last night. Husband will talk to Difficult Child tonight and tell him he has to pay back the amount stolen plus restitution. If he refuses, he will lose his smart phone and have to go back to a flip phone. </p><p></p><p>Fortunately, he doesn't drive, so we don't have to worry about him taking the car.</p><p></p><p>Husband said last night that he thought Difficult Child had deliberately lost his smart phone so that he could get a different one. We made him get the replacement through the insurance instead of the newer, fancier phone he wanted. He's constantly buying something and then getting tired of it and selling it cheaply. We think he is addicted to shopping as he's constantly wanted to go shopping since he was a kid. We don't pay for any of that, but he does earn some money and gets birthday and Christmas money. </p><p></p><p>We're working towards getting him a placement in a group home once he turns 18 next year. Right now Difficult Child doesn't want to and thinks he is capable of working and living in apartment on his own. However, he often forgets to take his medications, doesn't practice hygiene, doesn't cook anything except soup and french fries, doesn't do anything to take care of himself, can't manage his money, etc. He would quickly get himself into a lot of trouble if left without supervision. So we're still working on getting him into a placement if we can. </p><p></p><p>It's so hard on my husband. He envisions Difficult Child in a homeless shelter, with diabetes, in pain, manic. And that might actually happen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Second Time Around, post: 733197, member: 18739"] He's always been compliant taking his medications. He's had a therapist for years, but we are considering changing as the therapist is mostly for children and Difficult Child sees himself as almost an adult. We will bring this up with therapist, but feel it's important to confront him and now and insist he make restitution. Husband and I discussed last night. Husband will talk to Difficult Child tonight and tell him he has to pay back the amount stolen plus restitution. If he refuses, he will lose his smart phone and have to go back to a flip phone. Fortunately, he doesn't drive, so we don't have to worry about him taking the car. Husband said last night that he thought Difficult Child had deliberately lost his smart phone so that he could get a different one. We made him get the replacement through the insurance instead of the newer, fancier phone he wanted. He's constantly buying something and then getting tired of it and selling it cheaply. We think he is addicted to shopping as he's constantly wanted to go shopping since he was a kid. We don't pay for any of that, but he does earn some money and gets birthday and Christmas money. We're working towards getting him a placement in a group home once he turns 18 next year. Right now Difficult Child doesn't want to and thinks he is capable of working and living in apartment on his own. However, he often forgets to take his medications, doesn't practice hygiene, doesn't cook anything except soup and french fries, doesn't do anything to take care of himself, can't manage his money, etc. He would quickly get himself into a lot of trouble if left without supervision. So we're still working on getting him into a placement if we can. It's so hard on my husband. He envisions Difficult Child in a homeless shelter, with diabetes, in pain, manic. And that might actually happen. [/QUOTE]
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