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Do others feel this way with other children too?
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<blockquote data-quote="Beta" data-source="post: 753182" data-attributes="member: 22597"><p>I can't get my quote thing to work right now, but I read through all the posts, and this stuck out:</p><p><strong><em>We miss our lost children and the people they will never be. Unrealized dreams. I imagine you must feel that when you look back at when you first adopted Kay.</em></strong></p><p>This is how I feel about Josh. I've lost the Josh we once knew and loved, and I've lost the Josh he could have been. He had SO much: looks, intelligence, athletic ability, a good loving family, and he threw it away. And in his place, we now have a lying, manipulative, abusive, profane, callous person who cares nothing about us. </p><p></p><p>This past week, I sent him $70 early in the week through Walmart for food because I just wanted to make sure he had food to eat. Then, Thursday I offered to order a winter coat for him on Walmart's site. He said he wanted one of those work coats that are insulated. Well, the only one they had was not a "pick up" item. It had to be delivered, which I knew wouldn't work with how he is living right now, so I took a chance and sent him another $70 that day so he could buy a coat. He said he would buy one today at Walmart or go downtown to Denver. </p><p></p><p>Well, I just texted him to see whether he got the coat. His response: "Sorry, I spent it on food and beer." </p><p>I was furious, and I told him I thought he is selfish, manipulative, and deceitful. I told him that it took me a week to earn that money from my part-time job, and how dare he treat someone like this. He couldn't have cared less. He showed no remorse or concern whatsoever. </p><p></p><p>I am so angry, but even more than that, I just feel so much hurt that someone could treat their mother this way and be so completely unfeeling. My Josh is gone, and I grieve the loss of him. This Josh---I want nothing to do with him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beta, post: 753182, member: 22597"] I can't get my quote thing to work right now, but I read through all the posts, and this stuck out: [B][I]We miss our lost children and the people they will never be. Unrealized dreams. I imagine you must feel that when you look back at when you first adopted Kay.[/I][/B] This is how I feel about Josh. I've lost the Josh we once knew and loved, and I've lost the Josh he could have been. He had SO much: looks, intelligence, athletic ability, a good loving family, and he threw it away. And in his place, we now have a lying, manipulative, abusive, profane, callous person who cares nothing about us. This past week, I sent him $70 early in the week through Walmart for food because I just wanted to make sure he had food to eat. Then, Thursday I offered to order a winter coat for him on Walmart's site. He said he wanted one of those work coats that are insulated. Well, the only one they had was not a "pick up" item. It had to be delivered, which I knew wouldn't work with how he is living right now, so I took a chance and sent him another $70 that day so he could buy a coat. He said he would buy one today at Walmart or go downtown to Denver. Well, I just texted him to see whether he got the coat. His response: "Sorry, I spent it on food and beer." I was furious, and I told him I thought he is selfish, manipulative, and deceitful. I told him that it took me a week to earn that money from my part-time job, and how dare he treat someone like this. He couldn't have cared less. He showed no remorse or concern whatsoever. I am so angry, but even more than that, I just feel so much hurt that someone could treat their mother this way and be so completely unfeeling. My Josh is gone, and I grieve the loss of him. This Josh---I want nothing to do with him. [/QUOTE]
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