texasgirl
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Well, my oldest has been doing so good, getting to and from work on his own, going to the grocery store, on his own. He hasn't called me for any favors. He calls me everyday to check on me and talk and let me know how he's doing. Well, him and a few of his friends, same ones that got in trouble the last time. He was arrested on charges of a minor in possession of alcohol
He did not call us for any help which I'm glad of. He didn't call us at all. Another friend {not among the jailbirds}called my youngest asking if we had heard from him and told him what happened. I called the city and then had to call county as this tiny town doesn't have a jail. It was a county sheriff that picked them up. Evidently, him and a friend decided that they were hungry and walked to the store, the sheriff deputy found them and was going to take them home on a warning, but, found out that they were camping out at.... THE CITY PARK BIG DUUUUHHH!!!!!!
Well, he handcuffed them all and took them in. The one adult, who is 24, now has to go to court with fines of $2,000. 4 counts of contributing to a minor.
He was released on time served without any fines, thank goodness, but, now has to go to 3 AA meetings. I'm glad of that one. Hopefully, the adults there will tell him their stories and help him decide that drinking already isn't going to help him in the long run. He will be 21 next month and I knew this would happen. I hope this will be a turning point for him.
Don't get me wrong, I did my partying and drinking in my time. I'm not a prude, as his dad DEFINATELY isn't either. We just don't want him to be an alcoholic BEFORE he is old enough to drink or after when he's old enough to buy it.
He won't listen to me, so, maybe hearing from a stranger about their hardships will help.
Don't want sympathy as this isn't a tragedy, just a vent and I'm half laughing now that I'm not worried about where he is. I'm laughing because of how stupid it is. In a city park that is just across and down from the police dept!!! How smart is that???? And I'm proud that he didn't call mommy and daddy for help, he did it on his own. Slept on concrete and used his shoes and toilet paper for a pillow. I know it's not something to be proud of, I'm not proud of what he did and he got to hear me rail at him, but, proud that he owned up to it and dealt with it like a man.
He did not call us for any help which I'm glad of. He didn't call us at all. Another friend {not among the jailbirds}called my youngest asking if we had heard from him and told him what happened. I called the city and then had to call county as this tiny town doesn't have a jail. It was a county sheriff that picked them up. Evidently, him and a friend decided that they were hungry and walked to the store, the sheriff deputy found them and was going to take them home on a warning, but, found out that they were camping out at.... THE CITY PARK BIG DUUUUHHH!!!!!!
Well, he handcuffed them all and took them in. The one adult, who is 24, now has to go to court with fines of $2,000. 4 counts of contributing to a minor.
He was released on time served without any fines, thank goodness, but, now has to go to 3 AA meetings. I'm glad of that one. Hopefully, the adults there will tell him their stories and help him decide that drinking already isn't going to help him in the long run. He will be 21 next month and I knew this would happen. I hope this will be a turning point for him.
Don't get me wrong, I did my partying and drinking in my time. I'm not a prude, as his dad DEFINATELY isn't either. We just don't want him to be an alcoholic BEFORE he is old enough to drink or after when he's old enough to buy it.
He won't listen to me, so, maybe hearing from a stranger about their hardships will help.
Don't want sympathy as this isn't a tragedy, just a vent and I'm half laughing now that I'm not worried about where he is. I'm laughing because of how stupid it is. In a city park that is just across and down from the police dept!!! How smart is that???? And I'm proud that he didn't call mommy and daddy for help, he did it on his own. Slept on concrete and used his shoes and toilet paper for a pillow. I know it's not something to be proud of, I'm not proud of what he did and he got to hear me rail at him, but, proud that he owned up to it and dealt with it like a man.
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