Good News
Well there's good news and there's bad news so I guess I'll start with the good news.
My son was found about 2 weeks ago and he's healthy and safe. The bad news is the police found him in a van he had broken into to sleep.
He's back in juvenile jail/prison which is good because its very structured and he can't run away from there. Bad news is he's only there for a month.
Good news is his parole officer is working to get him sent to a military school, a really good one that specializes in troubled kids. Which is something I've been asking for, for the past three years but my sons judge never seemed to know about any programs for him.
Unfortunately I don't think its going to do much good because he'll only be there for about a year and then he's 18. What I do know is a miracle could happen and it just might do him some good.
I also know that I'm sticking to my tough love approach and advised my son that he can't come back home but that I will always keep a room of his own for him. I also let him know that his little brother and I are unwilling to go on another emotional roller coaster because of him. I told him I won't let him come back home till he not just shows but proves that he's ready to come back home.
It was difficult to come to this decision but this is the way it has to be. I have mixed feelings about it of course but I guess it would mean that I didn't love him if I wasn't torn by it. And love that boy I do, he's my 1st born and I would do anything for him even if it means letting go.
My son was found about 2 weeks ago and he's healthy and safe. The bad news is the police found him in a van he had broken into to sleep.
He's back in juvenile jail/prison which is good because its very structured and he can't run away from there. Bad news is he's only there for a month.
Good news is his parole officer is working to get him sent to a military school, a really good one that specializes in troubled kids. Which is something I've been asking for, for the past three years but my sons judge never seemed to know about any programs for him.
Unfortunately I don't think its going to do much good because he'll only be there for about a year and then he's 18. What I do know is a miracle could happen and it just might do him some good.
I also know that I'm sticking to my tough love approach and advised my son that he can't come back home but that I will always keep a room of his own for him. I also let him know that his little brother and I are unwilling to go on another emotional roller coaster because of him. I told him I won't let him come back home till he not just shows but proves that he's ready to come back home.
It was difficult to come to this decision but this is the way it has to be. I have mixed feelings about it of course but I guess it would mean that I didn't love him if I wasn't torn by it. And love that boy I do, he's my 1st born and I would do anything for him even if it means letting go.
posted by Paradox | 10:01 PM
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