parenthood and the meaning of life (long & x-posted with BBV4L)

[Blarg]

Awesome. It's really hard not to quit. Good luck to all of you.

[ChipWrecked]

I think the middle of the night is a weird psychological time also. Makes people more 'moldable' or something. I'm pretty sure the Marines used to drop off new recruits at Parris Island in the middle of the night.

[katyseagull]

Thanks for answering all my questions. I appreciate your candidness and find the topic very interesting. It's great to see parents who care so much about their child that they are willing to research the best program for him and participate in family therapy to help save the kid. I admire that a lot.



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We then have a regional visit where we will take him off campus for two nights. He will then come home to spend some time with us in March and he graduates in August. So he will have been at the boarding school for 15 months.

Here's the school:
http://www.carlbrook.org/

But the website doesn't do their program justice. These people are so dedicated, so caring.



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Wow, this place looks amazing. Are you saying that he hasn't been home in 15 months? That's a long time. No wonder you miss him. I looked at the pictures of his school and I am impressed. Gorgeous facilities. (That's how I wished my home looked [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]) No wonder it costs $6200/month!

How hard is it to get into this school and what sort of success rate do they have as far as placing kids in college and assimilating back into their families?


Very cozy looking







(Also, do the kids wear ties to class? They look very formal but I like it! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img])

[andyfox]

We got into his room and I woke him up. I told him there were a couple of people here who were going to take him out of the house, that he was going to a place where he would get clean and be healthy and we loved him and this was for the best. He said, "OK." And he got up and got dressed and they left. We did't know what his reaction was going to be. Some kids physically resist, which is why they send two people as the escorts, one of whom could likely have taken on, and beaten, Ali. For my son, it seemed a relief, that he wouldn't have to live another day like he was living, with his grades in the toilet, the lies and the tension in the house.

[Marlow]

Hey Andy-

Wow. I can't imagine what you've been through. I just wanted to jump back into the conversation here and let you know that my throat tightened up when I read your piece about walking up the stairs in the middle of the night. Good luck, man - I hope it all works out for your family.

Marlow