lorial's Journal

Journal Entry for July 24, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Hug lorial   Send to a Friend     Share This

 Digg    Del.icio.us    furl    StumbleUpon    Facebook
   Yahoo!    Google

RATE THIS ENTRY:

Inspirational

Moving

Helpful

Creative

Comments

1. 

   You know everyone's life is filled with stress and pain....Dave's son is in jail for "probation violations" but no one will tell us why he was on probation in the first place. The son has 3 kids and the 5 of them were sleeping in the car because they were using their welfare money to buy drugs instead of paying the rent, gas, electric, food for the kids, they took the kids to pawn shops and convinced them that they wanted to sell their stuff so the family could eat...we were wondering why they needed a new Nintendo or X-Box every year. Both the mom and Dad smoke crystal meth.and take vicodin..and the father is an alcoholic with at least 4 DUIs...he has been 5150'd at least twice for attempted suicide...The kids were placed in foster care...so we got them out and they lived with us for 6 weeks...4 weeks into it the parents showed up in a nice brand new BMW (I thought they had no $???) and the kids all knew they were coming but we had no idea....the parents were totally high on crank when they got here so Dave wouldn't allow visitation...and of course the kids were pissed at us....the next day he did allow visitation...and since they returned the kids at the appionted time..he allowed overnight visitation. We think the parents thought we would let them move in...which wasn't going to happen...as soon as they figured this out they turned the kids against us...so they told the court investigator that they would rather live in foster care...because their parents told them that if they said this..they could live with their parents again...not so...they were split up and placed in foster care...evidentally they got out and are living with their maternal grandmother...but nobody tells us anything...we just found out...haven't seen them since mid Dec 2005...So there is worse shit out there...there is a homeless man that I bring food to alot...and I am kinda worried because I haven't seen him in awhile...he doesn't even have a car to sleep in...his son died..and his wife thought it was her fault..which it wasn't...so she hanged herself...he couldn'tdeal..and ended up on the street...someone stole his blankets...he tried to go to a shelter once...but he had an epileptic fit...and they threw him out.
   If you think that your son may be suicidal...get him 5150d or whatever the equivlent is in your state...a 72 hour hold (lock down in a mental facility) they usually do a psychiatric evaluation during that time period. After 72 hours you have to go back to court if it needs to be there longer...the grounds are danger to yourself or others...this doesn't have to be a tragedy...there are things that you can do to help...If you aren't sure yourself...call adult protective services in your area...they should be able to help you out

   
   

   Phoenix2001

2. 

   Sometimes it seems the buddhists were right, life is defined by suffering. If i were there, I would do what I can. Please know i will pray and send the power of my positive thoughts to fix your and your son's problems....but know, I have lived in my car and done the same things. And I have come out of that dark place and am now married and own a house. There is hope.

   
   

   Jeanna

3. 

   I understand.....I feel same way some days....but I try not to ask - why me? - it doesn't help me. I, too, have only one son having issues - on his own w/ AhDD & LD and a girl who's manipulating him.......I agree, he's all I have, so if something happened to him ????? I pray for good things for all of us.....blessings xoxox

   
   

   spiritual female

4. 

   I understand.....I feel same way some days....but I try not to ask - why me? - it doesn't help me. I, too, have only one son having issues - on his own w/ AhDD & LD and a girl who's manipulating him.......I agree, he's all I have, so if something happened to him ????? I pray for good things for all of us.....blessings xoxox

   
   

   spiritual female

Add a Comment