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<blockquote data-quote="Childofmine" data-source="post: 645444" data-attributes="member: 17542"><p>Lil, I'm just catching up with this thread. I am sorry. My son also shoplifted from Wal-Mart with other homeless people---this was his latest act against society and the reason he was arrested the last time. He has been out of jail from that one since the end of June. He is banned from Wal-Mart as part of his probation. I heard all of the "stuff" too, I didn't do it, I wasn't going to steal anything, I wasn't even out the door, etc. </p><p></p><p>Then I went to the County offices and read the arrest report, and they had the cash register receipt attached to it. It was a bunch of food, beer and some of X-box-type of device. About $96 worth. </p><p></p><p>This was his 8th or 9th time in jail so I was nearly immune to all of the talk.</p><p></p><p>Today, Lil, my son has multiple misdemeanors and two felonies for selling drugs, and he also has two jobs. They can get a job after having a record. </p><p></p><p>I don't have any great words of wisdom here. It doesn't make any sense and it's just stupid and awful and painful, but it is reality.</p><p></p><p>They will do the stupid stuff until they stop doing the stupid stuff and not one minute sooner. Nothing we can do or will do will change that. And they have to FEEL the consequences of what they are doing before they will have any motivation to stop.</p><p></p><p>So....the more you can let it all go, and believe me, I know how hard it is at the very beginning, the better off you will be.</p><p></p><p>I'm just sorry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Childofmine, post: 645444, member: 17542"] Lil, I'm just catching up with this thread. I am sorry. My son also shoplifted from Wal-Mart with other homeless people---this was his latest act against society and the reason he was arrested the last time. He has been out of jail from that one since the end of June. He is banned from Wal-Mart as part of his probation. I heard all of the "stuff" too, I didn't do it, I wasn't going to steal anything, I wasn't even out the door, etc. Then I went to the County offices and read the arrest report, and they had the cash register receipt attached to it. It was a bunch of food, beer and some of X-box-type of device. About $96 worth. This was his 8th or 9th time in jail so I was nearly immune to all of the talk. Today, Lil, my son has multiple misdemeanors and two felonies for selling drugs, and he also has two jobs. They can get a job after having a record. I don't have any great words of wisdom here. It doesn't make any sense and it's just stupid and awful and painful, but it is reality. They will do the stupid stuff until they stop doing the stupid stuff and not one minute sooner. Nothing we can do or will do will change that. And they have to FEEL the consequences of what they are doing before they will have any motivation to stop. So....the more you can let it all go, and believe me, I know how hard it is at the very beginning, the better off you will be. I'm just sorry. [/QUOTE]
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