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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 760514" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>Helpless</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry that your son is still on a bad track. Key words here are gang, gun etc.</p><p></p><p>He is living on the edge right now and you only know the tip of the iceberg I'm sure. That's what they reveal to us. The rest is much darker and it's hard to go there in our minds. Why do they do it? I wish I knew. No mom wants to see their child put themselves in such danger with drugs and all the things that go along with that lifestyle. My son revealed a part of life to me that I wanted absolutely nothing to do with and I did not want to know about. I do not understand what the draw of this is. </p><p></p><p>My husband and I were a little wild when we were young but compared to what our son did, it was nothing!!</p><p></p><p>There are no "good friends" when drugs are involved. Everyone is out for themselves.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad he has a job and a friend that seem to be looking out for him but that is also questionable because of the lifestyle he is living. I do hope that he realizes that he doesn't want this constant chaos in his life and decides to really get his life on track. My son was a mess until almost age 22 I think. He finally got tired of all the trouble he caused himself and not being part of our family anymore.</p><p></p><p>Remember that there is nothing you can do to control another person's behavior. All your suffering won't help him at all (or I know we'd gladly do it) and it certainly won't help you or your husband and younger children. I am so glad that I cared for myself and my marriage during this horrible time in our lives. I did not do it right away but I did finally figure it out with lots of therapy. It has helped me in so many other aspects of my life too. However the suffering that my son caused me changed me forever and I feel like I lost years of my life that would have otherwise been very happy and I do resent that.</p><p></p><p>We are here for you. Prayers for your son and your family.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 760514, member: 15032"] Helpless I'm sorry that your son is still on a bad track. Key words here are gang, gun etc. He is living on the edge right now and you only know the tip of the iceberg I'm sure. That's what they reveal to us. The rest is much darker and it's hard to go there in our minds. Why do they do it? I wish I knew. No mom wants to see their child put themselves in such danger with drugs and all the things that go along with that lifestyle. My son revealed a part of life to me that I wanted absolutely nothing to do with and I did not want to know about. I do not understand what the draw of this is. My husband and I were a little wild when we were young but compared to what our son did, it was nothing!! There are no "good friends" when drugs are involved. Everyone is out for themselves. I'm glad he has a job and a friend that seem to be looking out for him but that is also questionable because of the lifestyle he is living. I do hope that he realizes that he doesn't want this constant chaos in his life and decides to really get his life on track. My son was a mess until almost age 22 I think. He finally got tired of all the trouble he caused himself and not being part of our family anymore. Remember that there is nothing you can do to control another person's behavior. All your suffering won't help him at all (or I know we'd gladly do it) and it certainly won't help you or your husband and younger children. I am so glad that I cared for myself and my marriage during this horrible time in our lives. I did not do it right away but I did finally figure it out with lots of therapy. It has helped me in so many other aspects of my life too. However the suffering that my son caused me changed me forever and I feel like I lost years of my life that would have otherwise been very happy and I do resent that. We are here for you. Prayers for your son and your family. [/QUOTE]
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