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<blockquote data-quote="Tanya M" data-source="post: 708081" data-attributes="member: 18516"><p>Hi Bluebell,</p><p></p><p>I'm so sorry you are feeling pressure from family members. A suggestion, you could tell your dad that he could write a letter to the judge expressing his desire to have your son put in court ordered rehab.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line, you should not have to explain yourself to your dad or anyone else. Sometimes having "canned answers" can really help.</p><p>EX: Dad, I truly appreciate your concern and will give it some thought.</p><p>This way, you are validating him but also not committing to anything.</p><p></p><p>My son is also in jail. To be quite honest, I don't know how many times this makes as I have lost count. I have yet to share this information with my family as I know there will be the questions of "what can be done to help". I'm up in the air about that as they don't ask about him so why should I volunteer the information.</p><p></p><p>Your son like mine are adults. They have made choices that have landed them in jail. Not our doing and not our problem.</p><p></p><p>Sending you ((HUGS))</p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/staystrong.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":staystrong:" title="staystrong :staystrong:" data-shortname=":staystrong:" /><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/notalone.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":notalone:" title="notalone :notalone:" data-shortname=":notalone:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tanya M, post: 708081, member: 18516"] Hi Bluebell, I'm so sorry you are feeling pressure from family members. A suggestion, you could tell your dad that he could write a letter to the judge expressing his desire to have your son put in court ordered rehab. Bottom line, you should not have to explain yourself to your dad or anyone else. Sometimes having "canned answers" can really help. EX: Dad, I truly appreciate your concern and will give it some thought. This way, you are validating him but also not committing to anything. My son is also in jail. To be quite honest, I don't know how many times this makes as I have lost count. I have yet to share this information with my family as I know there will be the questions of "what can be done to help". I'm up in the air about that as they don't ask about him so why should I volunteer the information. Your son like mine are adults. They have made choices that have landed them in jail. Not our doing and not our problem. Sending you ((HUGS)) :staystrong::notalone: [/QUOTE]
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