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By:ktc
Date: Tuesday, 21 February 2006, 6:53 pm

I'm not sure if this or the recovery section is the right place to post this. I desperately need some help, prayers, and advice. My 19 year old son had been a drug user and basically an alcoholic for several years now. I'm a single mom with 8 kids, 6 of which still live with me. I was a "lifer" in TF, and probably share a similar background with many single moms. Eight kids, with several different fathers, not much continuity, and we've led one of the most bizarre lives I've heard of in TF. I'm not interested at this point in fixing the blame on TF, though I'm angry as hell about many things. I'm just interested in finding help, answers, solutions to this desperate situation. My son has recently gone over the edge, and exacted violence on me, and caused extreme distress to my other kids. I've kicked him out, fearing for myself and the rest of the kids. He's a very angry, bitter young man.
Forget rehab, or any kind of intervention like that. I'm in a Third World country, and the options available are nil as far as that goes. I'm confused, broken hearted, angry at myself, mostly in a haze right now. I compromised for teh sake of peace in the house with my other kids. I guess mostly I'm just asking for prayers, and if anyone has been through even a remotely similar situation, for advice and help. I feel the buck stops here, I'm the parent, and I'm desperately seeking solutions. I am not into blaming TF or others at this point, as the thing that woke me up finally to the evils of TF was with Davidito's death, and Zerby's reaction to it. "That wasn't the Pete I knew." My God, how could she? It rang so false to me as a parent. If any of you know of helpful websites, or have any experience, please let me know. And I believe totally in desperate prayers, so ask you to please pray for my son. I'm treating this as a sickness, though I know there are many underlying factors that have led up to this point.
Thanks so much, and thanks for the prayers.

Is there a way that I could share the detailed circumstances of our situation in a private setting? thanks so much

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