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<blockquote data-quote="bertie" data-source="post: 170273" data-attributes="member: 965"><p>Wow, lots of great responses. Thanks everyone <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Susiestar, I wanted to respond to your post - he did get those two misdemeanors early last year, which was right after he quit his job and realized the people he was hanging out with were really bad for him. The first citation was for a pipe in the car that someone else was driving (the pipe was my son's), and the second was for crumbs of marijuana in one of his pockets. I know all this because I have friends and relatives who live in the same small town and nothing is a secret there....since then he moved physically away from those people, then in with his girlfriend who is a sweetheart (the best thing that ever happened to him, although they're going thru a real rocky period right now) and he's been clean for a long time. I think the whole experience of going to jail really scared him and made him realize he does NOT want that to happen again. He hasn't used pot for a long time, and especially won't use it now because they test him regularly. </p><p></p><p>He's never been a drinker.</p><p></p><p>He has very little money in his bank account. I found out the legalities of inheritance when he turned 18, because I was afraid that someday this time would come and he'd have to go onto SSI. </p><p></p><p>I have xeroxed copies of his files from his residential treatment and also from when he was with Kaiser for 18 years, which is a good thing. </p><p></p><p>I was thinking since I last posted this morning....he really wasn't any different on medications than he is now - seriously. He was moody, he spent money like crazy, depressed (we tried him on everything, and I realize he needs to be reevaluated). The one thing I would really like to see him on again is something for his ADHD. I think if he could get a job where he was successful (probably impossible where he's living, very few jobs) it would do him a lot of good.</p><p></p><p>I was quite active on this board when we were going thru our rough times. Believe me, I have no rose-colored glasses on about him. My daughter, who has many more problems, is simply not able to support herself and will be on welfare the rest of her life. I really hate to see that happen to him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bertie, post: 170273, member: 965"] Wow, lots of great responses. Thanks everyone :) Susiestar, I wanted to respond to your post - he did get those two misdemeanors early last year, which was right after he quit his job and realized the people he was hanging out with were really bad for him. The first citation was for a pipe in the car that someone else was driving (the pipe was my son's), and the second was for crumbs of marijuana in one of his pockets. I know all this because I have friends and relatives who live in the same small town and nothing is a secret there....since then he moved physically away from those people, then in with his girlfriend who is a sweetheart (the best thing that ever happened to him, although they're going thru a real rocky period right now) and he's been clean for a long time. I think the whole experience of going to jail really scared him and made him realize he does NOT want that to happen again. He hasn't used pot for a long time, and especially won't use it now because they test him regularly. He's never been a drinker. He has very little money in his bank account. I found out the legalities of inheritance when he turned 18, because I was afraid that someday this time would come and he'd have to go onto SSI. I have xeroxed copies of his files from his residential treatment and also from when he was with Kaiser for 18 years, which is a good thing. I was thinking since I last posted this morning....he really wasn't any different on medications than he is now - seriously. He was moody, he spent money like crazy, depressed (we tried him on everything, and I realize he needs to be reevaluated). The one thing I would really like to see him on again is something for his ADHD. I think if he could get a job where he was successful (probably impossible where he's living, very few jobs) it would do him a lot of good. I was quite active on this board when we were going thru our rough times. Believe me, I have no rose-colored glasses on about him. My daughter, who has many more problems, is simply not able to support herself and will be on welfare the rest of her life. I really hate to see that happen to him. [/QUOTE]
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