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		<title>Families of Prisoners Forum: son coming home - DailyStrength</title>
		<description>my son was 16 when incarcerated for theft.  he has been in for eight years and will come home in 7 months.  he has some home passes before t...</description>
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			<title>Comment by lilacwoman</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[What you're experiencing is sort of what every mother goes through when she brings her baby home from the hospital.  She's read all the <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Reading" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Reading')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Books">books</a>, and has everything prepared for his homecoming, but she's frightened by the daunting task ahead of being a good parent.  But think about it, hawatocome.  Whe...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 18:58:35 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by hawatocome</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Families_of_Prisoners/forum/3365606-son-coming-home/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[in a way i can remember how it felt to be pregnant and afraid, then realizing i would gain experience a day at a time.  but my 16 year old has, in the last 8 years, become thoroughly institutionalized, unlike any newborn.  he knows how to talk without moving his lips so co's can't understand him, he...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 21:18:33 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by lilacwoman</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Families_of_Prisoners/forum/3365606-son-coming-home/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It will be new and different for both of you. And I'm not saying it will be smoothe sailing. Where kids are involved, it never is.  But, maybe having all these younger siblings will be good for your son.  They will look up to him as the oldest and he will look out for them and help care for them, no...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 23:52:48 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by hawatocome</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Families_of_Prisoners/forum/3365606-son-coming-home/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[thanks, i think one of my fears is that i get in the way of his challenges.  we all have a bit of our own mother in us and unfortunately my mom wasn't such a great mom.  she took everything personally and i think was even intimidated by me.  i need to watch myself to make sure i don't follow that pa...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 10:07:33 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by mattsgirl</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Families_of_Prisoners/forum/3365606-son-coming-home/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I'm afraid I can't offer any advice from a mother's perspective, but here's what I can say. My mom's bf was just released after 10 years, and while it has been a huge transition for him, he has been adjusting well in the 2 months since he has been out.But that has been accomplished with paitience,lo...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 10:38:58 +0100</pubDate>
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