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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 760976" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>Helpless</p><p></p><p>Good grief. Well he isn't done raising hell yet is he?</p><p></p><p>I totally understand how you feel. Our son did the exact same thing over and over. He kept making horrible decisions. Unfortunately most of this time he was in my home.</p><p></p><p>Once we sent him to Florida (we were in Chicago at that time) to sober living our lives got better. His did for a bit and then he made more bad decisions. Most involving drugs which alter their thinking dramatically. I even felt my son was mentally ill for some time because who really knows and who can even tell? I'm not a doctor nor a drug expert.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad your son is with his dad and if he screws that up and gets kicked out that is on him. You just honestly have to sit back and relax. There is NOTHING that you can do. That is a hard pill to swallow but it is the truth. I had a very hard time accepting that.</p><p></p><p>Honestly my therapy helped, much much prayer and this site. Also my husband was very supportive and some friends even those that didn't understand. How could I expect them to when I couldn't.</p><p></p><p>We also knew that our son could lose his life by doing all the crazy things he was doing. We also had to accept that. Even a much harder pill to swallow.</p><p></p><p>I just kept praying and everything turned out good for us. My son FINALLY realized that he was tired of making bad decisions. It took many years. Luckily no felonies in the meantime. I still don't feel 100% sure that he will always make the right decisions but it has gotten much better. I do hope someday my PTSD goes away.</p><p></p><p>Keep us posted. Focus on your little ones.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 760976, member: 15032"] Helpless Good grief. Well he isn't done raising hell yet is he? I totally understand how you feel. Our son did the exact same thing over and over. He kept making horrible decisions. Unfortunately most of this time he was in my home. Once we sent him to Florida (we were in Chicago at that time) to sober living our lives got better. His did for a bit and then he made more bad decisions. Most involving drugs which alter their thinking dramatically. I even felt my son was mentally ill for some time because who really knows and who can even tell? I'm not a doctor nor a drug expert. I'm glad your son is with his dad and if he screws that up and gets kicked out that is on him. You just honestly have to sit back and relax. There is NOTHING that you can do. That is a hard pill to swallow but it is the truth. I had a very hard time accepting that. Honestly my therapy helped, much much prayer and this site. Also my husband was very supportive and some friends even those that didn't understand. How could I expect them to when I couldn't. We also knew that our son could lose his life by doing all the crazy things he was doing. We also had to accept that. Even a much harder pill to swallow. I just kept praying and everything turned out good for us. My son FINALLY realized that he was tired of making bad decisions. It took many years. Luckily no felonies in the meantime. I still don't feel 100% sure that he will always make the right decisions but it has gotten much better. I do hope someday my PTSD goes away. Keep us posted. Focus on your little ones. [/QUOTE]
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