OT Prayers Needed-Long
Hey everyone..I and my son need prayers. Trey is fifteen and is really struggling with finding his way in life. He has ODD and ADHD..Oppositional Defiance Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. He is on meds..but gets in these moods where he doesn't think he needs them or doesn't take them becuase he doesn't want to. The thing is when he doesn't take the meds he tends to get into trouble..and its not the typical teenage boy stuff either.
Wednesday I had to call his social worker after he was caught tryng to steal alcohol from my mom. My mom is hurting to this is the second time he has stolen from her. See I was only 19 when I had him and my mom was there with me at his birth and helped me raise him until he was about 6 but they have always remained very close. But now she doesn't trust him either and he cant go there unless I am with. His social worker came over today when I got home from work and talked to him. Trey finally admitted to him that he has smoked marijauana a couple times. So then his social worker told me I had to bring him to the youth shelter for a week. He will have a UA done tomorrow and one next Friday. Depending on the results is when he can come back home. If he doesnt stay clean when school starts he will then have to go to IDT.
This is just so difficult. Not only this I am a single parent and have two other kids to take care of. One of the other kids is 2 1/2 and she is special needs too. She works with a speech therapist, and Early Childhood Special Education teacher for her motor skills, and an Occupational Therapist.
I would just appreciate all your prayers especially for Trey. This has been a very difficult time for me and I am so worried about him..I guess like any parent would be.
Brea
Brea.....I'm so there with you on the teenage stuff. It's not easy having a teenager and little ones at the same time. My 18 yr old has the same kind of issues ....has meds refuses to take them. She's great while taking them but when not taking them she goes off the handle. This week has been challenging here as well....she decided she doesn't like my rules and packed her bags. I told her if she leaves this time she can't move back in......very very hard decision to make but I can't let her walk all over me and it's causing so much stress for everyone in our house. She never had any plan on where she'd stay...lied to me and told me her dad said she could move in there.....which then led to him screaming at me and blaming me for everything. ....story of my life since leaving him. Anyway this isn't about me....just wanted you to know I have been there and am there....I definitely will keep you in my prayers. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help. We're planning a coffee for next Sun at like 9 am to meet Kelly from the cities....hopefully you can come. I miss seeing everyone. Hang in there....some day I hope these kids will look back and realize why we're doing what we're doing. I feel like a horrible mom some days but we have to do this. I can only imagine how tough it is for you being a single mom. It's hard enough having my husband here for support. Remember we're just a town apart if there's anything you need or just want to get out for coffee or something.
Hey hun!
*hugs* to you and to your family... it's hard. When I was younger.. about 15 years ago I took in troubled teens... we had like 3-4 boys here. I like to think I helped them grow up and straighten out. ok most of them. I"m still working on one. It's damn hard work and the hardest part of it being the strain it puts on your heart strings. You've got my prayers and anything else I have to offer!
*hugs*
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