I received an email from a woman, the mother of a 25 year old son with ADHD, Learning Disabilities and Bipolar Disorder. The story is about what happens when parents must make hard decisions, decisions they never envisioned having to make as a parent. Although not really her name, I'll call h...
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Re: One Mother's Story
Terry Matlen, ACSW
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 11:15 PM
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Boy, that was a tough one to get through. I'd hoped for a happy ending.
There are good lessons to be learned here. As much as we love our children, there comes a time, as adults, that we sometimes have to let go and let them fly- or fall. In this case, Mary did everything she possibly could to help her son, but he wasn't ready to take on the responsibility of getting the proper help.
But I am betting that he would be worse off had she allowed him to stay at her house.
I hope he finds his way, gets the help he needs, and blossoms.
Thanks for sharing, Eileen.
Terry