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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous].....and I hope that the judgmental PPs never have to sit up wondering whether someone is gonna bust through the door and harm your family because your DC decided to steal weed from a dealer.  Or having to comfort a younger DS who had a gun pointed at him because someone was after his older brother for the above mentioned theft. That was the straw in our case. On the flip side, it was that incident and putting us in danger that made DS realize that he needed help.

I am a NP and I have has similar issues with my DS.  And you can love, help, cajole, threaten, etc....sometimes it is not enough.  Most parents are loving and will put up with so much to try to help their kids turn around. But all of us have a breaking point. [/quote]

I'm glad to hear your DS recognized he needed help.  My brothers never did and my parents, well, let's just say they had their own issues.  It was pretty dysfunctional.  What you say about love, help, cajoling, threatening, etc. is all true.  It isn't enough.  The kid must be willing and there comes a point that for the sanity and safety of everyone else, you have got to cut bait.  My parents never did (particularly my mother) and continued to enable and feed destructive behavior.  I was the one that left home to live with friends (and I'm immensely grateful to my friends' parents who were so kind to me).  I disagree with the PP who said there's always hope.  Sometimes, there's not and the sooner you accept it the sooner you can move on.  You have to for your own well being.[/quote]

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