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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been there OP. You are not alone, even though it feels like you are.

At one point I had a countdown calendar on my phone because my son was so draining. I just wanted him out of the house so we all could get a break from the chaos he caused.

I would keep him in his current school as long as possible. I know that's not the answer you want to hear, but changing schools in my experience makes things worse, not better. He's not going to gravitate to the higher achieving public school students. He's going to join the potheads, and they are into a lot worse than pot at this point. I say this as a public school parent at MCPS. My son was at the bottom of the high achievers, and barely held on, even though he's very smart. Keeping him in that group helped him get into college, and was a huge turning point for him.

Agree with the part time job. He went to full time in the summers, and loved earning money.  Plus it keeps him out of trouble.

He had a girlfriend in high school, and that kept him going to classes. He had to go there to see her, because her parents didn't allow him to come over, or for her to come to our house.  She certainly didn't "save him", but it kept him in class, which was huge.

Keep throwing away vapes and weed when you find it. My son hated that we did that, but I really don't care. It's my house, my rules.

Agree on keeping him in therapy. [b]Maybe look into a full, live away camp in the summer.  Hard work, and working with animals really helps teens. [/b]

For what it's worth my son turned things around once he turned 19. By 20 he was a different person. He's 21 now, still in school, responsible, and has a full time job. He's not a burn out, and miraculously, no record.[/quote]

I like this idea - as long as he consents to it.  I'm not a fan AT ALL of wilderness "boot camps," but if there is an outdoor setting that he would agree to, that could be really good. [/quote]

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