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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 756973" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>JMom: </p><p></p><p>Good and bad news here. </p><p></p><p>I'm sure you felt good that your son is dating a girl you like. I wish my son had a girlfriend right now. We are new to this town (he was here 1 year last November) and hasn't really made friends except for an ex girlfriend that he cannot get rid of. Thankfully their "relationship' is only by text. He does have social anxiety.</p><p></p><p>Scary that your son is on pills again. I was going to say if he drinks and keeps himself in line so be it, BUT the pills are scary. There is no doubt about that. That was MY son's downfall too. </p><p></p><p>I would state my piece to him about how YOU feel and that HE knows where this will lead and that is all you can do.</p><p></p><p>My son does drink (lite beer because we forbid him drinking anything else in our home) but he is in college full time (getting A's and B's) and works also. I definitely could not have him here if he was doing any hard drugs and he knows that. Like you, I also am stronger now. He is also 24 so I do remind him that he is a grown man and HE has to decide what kind of life he wants to live. I do feel that he wants to live a life that he knows I will approve of. I am so very thankful for that.</p><p></p><p>I would really try to stay far away from your brother/mother relationship. I don't know how you can win there. I don't know how you can change that dynamic. I don't think that you can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 756973, member: 15032"] JMom: Good and bad news here. I'm sure you felt good that your son is dating a girl you like. I wish my son had a girlfriend right now. We are new to this town (he was here 1 year last November) and hasn't really made friends except for an ex girlfriend that he cannot get rid of. Thankfully their "relationship' is only by text. He does have social anxiety. Scary that your son is on pills again. I was going to say if he drinks and keeps himself in line so be it, BUT the pills are scary. There is no doubt about that. That was MY son's downfall too. I would state my piece to him about how YOU feel and that HE knows where this will lead and that is all you can do. My son does drink (lite beer because we forbid him drinking anything else in our home) but he is in college full time (getting A's and B's) and works also. I definitely could not have him here if he was doing any hard drugs and he knows that. Like you, I also am stronger now. He is also 24 so I do remind him that he is a grown man and HE has to decide what kind of life he wants to live. I do feel that he wants to live a life that he knows I will approve of. I am so very thankful for that. I would really try to stay far away from your brother/mother relationship. I don't know how you can win there. I don't know how you can change that dynamic. I don't think that you can. [/QUOTE]
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