RM, I have a friend who has been exactly in your shoes. She and her difficult child's father helped and helped and bailed and bailed their child. They used up most of their retirement and all of their patience, etc. Ya know, it never did make one iota of a difference. He did what he was going to do no matter how much they tried to help. Oh, he took and took and it prolonged everything, but still........there he is, in the penitentiary for many, many years. It was all because HE didn't help himself. I think you're going to have to try your best to convince your difficult child to...HELP HIMSELF!! Good luck. Remember, you've done the very, very best you could do.....and do NOT forget it!
