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Tomorrow son turns 22
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<blockquote data-quote="RN0441" data-source="post: 695901" data-attributes="member: 15032"><p>Colleen:</p><p>I really know how you feel about your oldest son. I would seriously not push college right now. He is not ready and he probably will not be successful and then he'll have something else to be down on himself about. I am like you, want that so much for my son who is very smart and wants it but he is not where he needs to be mentally or emotionally so it would be a waste of time and money. I had to accept that and it sucks <strong>I know</strong>. So many things we've had to accept that we don't want to accept. You just want them to MOVE ON already. Why can't they just MOVE ON????</p><p></p><p>I get the dirty bird look. I would get so angry with my son and want to throw him in the tub and scrub him like when he was little!!! He was so anal about his hygiene and looks back then. Complete 180.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes I wish we never had our youngest son too. We both had a child from our first marriage when we met. I wanted one with my husband. I remember his mom was against it because "her son" was already paying child support. LOL. I often think if we had only listened to her.... I feel awful about that too. Our oldest two are good boys and we are so proud of them.</p><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong, I love my son dearly but he has suffered so much and so have we and what's the point? Will this be his life? Will he always just suffer with addiction and never be strong enough to get out of it? I am really starting to wonder. Just so much pain for all of us...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RN0441, post: 695901, member: 15032"] Colleen: I really know how you feel about your oldest son. I would seriously not push college right now. He is not ready and he probably will not be successful and then he'll have something else to be down on himself about. I am like you, want that so much for my son who is very smart and wants it but he is not where he needs to be mentally or emotionally so it would be a waste of time and money. I had to accept that and it sucks [B]I know[/B]. So many things we've had to accept that we don't want to accept. You just want them to MOVE ON already. Why can't they just MOVE ON???? I get the dirty bird look. I would get so angry with my son and want to throw him in the tub and scrub him like when he was little!!! He was so anal about his hygiene and looks back then. Complete 180. Sometimes I wish we never had our youngest son too. We both had a child from our first marriage when we met. I wanted one with my husband. I remember his mom was against it because "her son" was already paying child support. LOL. I often think if we had only listened to her.... I feel awful about that too. Our oldest two are good boys and we are so proud of them. Don't get me wrong, I love my son dearly but he has suffered so much and so have we and what's the point? Will this be his life? Will he always just suffer with addiction and never be strong enough to get out of it? I am really starting to wonder. Just so much pain for all of us... [/QUOTE]
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