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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 757130" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>I'm so sorry for your pain.</p><p></p><p>I remember when we were going through the bad times with our son. He was a very good boy and a joy then teenage years and anxiety and depression set in and then drug use. Same as you. This went on for a long time and at one point he actually took my badge and snuck into my office in the middle of the night and took his anxiety medications that I kept there so he would not overdose. He also took my work credit card while there and filled up his friends car with gas and then snuck back in and replaced it. When I found out I was mortified! I was shaking so badly. I felt I was in a nightmare. I was so afraid my boss would find out and I would get fired. Luckily I was able to tell the girl in accounting that I accidentally used the card for my gas (as I had said I kept it in my wallet which I never did) and she said she'd done that and I just repaid the money.</p><p></p><p>When I called my husband and told him and said "how can he do this" my husband said "maybe he's just a bad seed; some people are just bad". We had just given up hope on him at that time because it was one thing after another. The son I knew was gone forever. I mourned it like a death. I just wanted to be away from him. Honestly.</p><p></p><p>That is about the time I found this site and started taking better care of myself and my marriage and just let him be. I went to a therapist and learned detachment. When he was 20 we sent him away to go to sober living in Florida. That was a long and difficult journey for all of us but I continued to pray and finally he went to a faith based program for 13 months and he finally matured and changed. I know it was a miracle because I thought he would be a lifelong criminal because that is the way he was heading.</p><p></p><p>I thank God every day for the miracle that is now my son. Keep believing and praying and take care of yourself. It does sound like your son is trying. Things do not happen on OUR timetable.</p><p></p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/staystrong.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":staystrong:" title="staystrong :staystrong:" data-shortname=":staystrong:" /><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/notalone.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":notalone:" title="notalone :notalone:" data-shortname=":notalone:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 757130, member: 15032"] I'm so sorry for your pain. I remember when we were going through the bad times with our son. He was a very good boy and a joy then teenage years and anxiety and depression set in and then drug use. Same as you. This went on for a long time and at one point he actually took my badge and snuck into my office in the middle of the night and took his anxiety medications that I kept there so he would not overdose. He also took my work credit card while there and filled up his friends car with gas and then snuck back in and replaced it. When I found out I was mortified! I was shaking so badly. I felt I was in a nightmare. I was so afraid my boss would find out and I would get fired. Luckily I was able to tell the girl in accounting that I accidentally used the card for my gas (as I had said I kept it in my wallet which I never did) and she said she'd done that and I just repaid the money. When I called my husband and told him and said "how can he do this" my husband said "maybe he's just a bad seed; some people are just bad". We had just given up hope on him at that time because it was one thing after another. The son I knew was gone forever. I mourned it like a death. I just wanted to be away from him. Honestly. That is about the time I found this site and started taking better care of myself and my marriage and just let him be. I went to a therapist and learned detachment. When he was 20 we sent him away to go to sober living in Florida. That was a long and difficult journey for all of us but I continued to pray and finally he went to a faith based program for 13 months and he finally matured and changed. I know it was a miracle because I thought he would be a lifelong criminal because that is the way he was heading. I thank God every day for the miracle that is now my son. Keep believing and praying and take care of yourself. It does sound like your son is trying. Things do not happen on OUR timetable. :staystrong::notalone: [/QUOTE]
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