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<blockquote data-quote="Tanya M" data-source="post: 645759" data-attributes="member: 18516"><p>Lil, it is such an awful place to be when you come to realize your child is capable of things you never thought possible. I remember it all to well with my son, going through the motions of thinking there is no way he did these things then accepting the fact that he did.</p><p></p><p>As parents we teach our children right from wrong, they do know the difference, I just think when they are young (15 - 25ish) they truly believe that all we warned them about won't happen to them, that they are somehow immune.</p><p></p><p>The many times my difficult child was arrested we never got a lawyer for him. In hind sight I know it was the right decision as it would have just been another huge waste of money. He's 33 and still doesn't get it. April last year he got arrested again for theft ($5000), he sent me a letter from jail and complained that while he was locked up he was sure that someone would find his camp and steal all his stuff. At the time he was living in a tent in the mountains of CO. While he knows it's wrong to steal he did it anyway then complained that the same thing might be done to him. Mind boggling!!</p><p></p><p>I am just grateful that I am at point that I am able to just let it go. I truly believe you will also get to that point. It's like using a shovel, you start out getting some very painful blisters after using it for a short time, but over time you build up a callous and you are able to use the shovel for longer periods of time. Right now your emotions are raw like the blisters.</p><p> </p><p></p><p>I'm happy that you have your sense of humor!!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tanya M, post: 645759, member: 18516"] Lil, it is such an awful place to be when you come to realize your child is capable of things you never thought possible. I remember it all to well with my son, going through the motions of thinking there is no way he did these things then accepting the fact that he did. As parents we teach our children right from wrong, they do know the difference, I just think when they are young (15 - 25ish) they truly believe that all we warned them about won't happen to them, that they are somehow immune. The many times my difficult child was arrested we never got a lawyer for him. In hind sight I know it was the right decision as it would have just been another huge waste of money. He's 33 and still doesn't get it. April last year he got arrested again for theft ($5000), he sent me a letter from jail and complained that while he was locked up he was sure that someone would find his camp and steal all his stuff. At the time he was living in a tent in the mountains of CO. While he knows it's wrong to steal he did it anyway then complained that the same thing might be done to him. Mind boggling!! I am just grateful that I am at point that I am able to just let it go. I truly believe you will also get to that point. It's like using a shovel, you start out getting some very painful blisters after using it for a short time, but over time you build up a callous and you are able to use the shovel for longer periods of time. Right now your emotions are raw like the blisters. I'm happy that you have your sense of humor!!:p [/QUOTE]
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