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<blockquote data-quote="judi" data-source="post: 253838" data-attributes="member: 148"><p>Hi and welcome. Like others, glad you found us. I've been here since 2001 with our son. It is embarassing to have kids that act out. Sounds like your son likes to rule the roost. All I can say is pick your battles. </p><p></p><p>My story, briefly: our son is now almost 23 years old - we have had no contact with him since June 08. We went thru oodles of options with our son: alternative schools, hospitalizations (with no real diagnosis), jail, residential treatment facilities, many counselors, many medications, you name it, we tried it. And....in the end...our son resents everything we did and has absolutely no contact with any of us. </p><p></p><p>It not at all what my husband and I ever imagined, but it is our current situation. Personally, I think we can intervene so much that we don't allow natural consequences: for instance, if your son drinks/drives/smokes dope, he might get arrested and go to jail, if he wants cigarettes, he needs to get a job, if he doesn't go to school, well jobs are getting pretty tight in my area...you get my drift. </p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="judi, post: 253838, member: 148"] Hi and welcome. Like others, glad you found us. I've been here since 2001 with our son. It is embarassing to have kids that act out. Sounds like your son likes to rule the roost. All I can say is pick your battles. My story, briefly: our son is now almost 23 years old - we have had no contact with him since June 08. We went thru oodles of options with our son: alternative schools, hospitalizations (with no real diagnosis), jail, residential treatment facilities, many counselors, many medications, you name it, we tried it. And....in the end...our son resents everything we did and has absolutely no contact with any of us. It not at all what my husband and I ever imagined, but it is our current situation. Personally, I think we can intervene so much that we don't allow natural consequences: for instance, if your son drinks/drives/smokes dope, he might get arrested and go to jail, if he wants cigarettes, he needs to get a job, if he doesn't go to school, well jobs are getting pretty tight in my area...you get my drift. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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