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<blockquote data-quote="galadriel" data-source="post: 435379"><p>A little late to the post but my sons are now 19. Like you, one is "higher functioning" than the other. For the difficult child, we did psychiatric doctor, medications, in home family therapist through the county, drug and alc counseling. It was up and down. At one point, difficult child did thank me for all the help I'd given or tried to give him. He noticed! But, he is still heavy into the weed and Capt. Morgan, and won't be changing until he has to or wants to. He lives by bumming from his brother and me. Yes, we are enablers. </p><p> </p><p>Both sons are now living @ 40 minutes away, enjoying city life. difficult child has a roomate, the other a cheap studio. difficult child did one semester at comunity college, did great, then dropped out when his brother did, in April just before the end of spring 2011 semester. One has a FT job and a sober(ish) girlfriend, but the difficult child won't work and is talking about going back to school this fall. </p><p> </p><p>Both these kids dropped out of high school but went on their own for their GEDs. It wasn't the end of the world. I was more worried about it than they were. </p><p> </p><p>I'm not sure anything would have been better if difficult child had been shipped off to a Residential Treatment Center (RTC), and we didn't have the money for it when I checked into it. </p><p> </p><p>Teens do what they feel they have to do, and I found it very difficult to change their minds once set. It is more peaceful since they have moved out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="galadriel, post: 435379"] A little late to the post but my sons are now 19. Like you, one is "higher functioning" than the other. For the difficult child, we did psychiatric doctor, medications, in home family therapist through the county, drug and alc counseling. It was up and down. At one point, difficult child did thank me for all the help I'd given or tried to give him. He noticed! But, he is still heavy into the weed and Capt. Morgan, and won't be changing until he has to or wants to. He lives by bumming from his brother and me. Yes, we are enablers. Both sons are now living @ 40 minutes away, enjoying city life. difficult child has a roomate, the other a cheap studio. difficult child did one semester at comunity college, did great, then dropped out when his brother did, in April just before the end of spring 2011 semester. One has a FT job and a sober(ish) girlfriend, but the difficult child won't work and is talking about going back to school this fall. Both these kids dropped out of high school but went on their own for their GEDs. It wasn't the end of the world. I was more worried about it than they were. I'm not sure anything would have been better if difficult child had been shipped off to a Residential Treatment Center (RTC), and we didn't have the money for it when I checked into it. Teens do what they feel they have to do, and I found it very difficult to change their minds once set. It is more peaceful since they have moved out. [/QUOTE]
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