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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you seem to be [i]more[/i] concerned about making your son mad and upset that you went through his phone than you are about the fact he is very possibly using drugs.

Please get over that. Now. If you have given your son the idea that he has privacy regarding his phone -- that was a mistake, but it's too late to fix; he needs to know now that he does not have that privacy. The lethargy etc. alone, even if you had not found "Jerry" in the phone, should have been a red flag indicating you should talk to you son. Why are you so reluctant to be the parent here? Why reluctant to offend your son? Is it because you fear he'll clam up if he knows you've gone through his phone, or because you fear he'll lash out--? Are you possibly physically afraid of him somehow, or afraid that a talk will end up confirming that he's using drugs? These questions aren't meant to be snarky, they're very real -- please think about why you are so reluctant to confront him.

Then script out how you AND dad plan to address this when you do talk to him. Don't wing it or you could get upset or angry or both and set him off either to go ballistic (not useful) or to stop talking (not useful) or to leave (lease useful of all).

Think ahead about what you and dad will say, what you will ask, and how you plan to react if he admits it, as well as how you plan to react if he denies it.

Meanwhile, yeah, I'd call "Jerry's" number but not from your home, cell or work phone or from your son's phone either.[/quote]

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