Older Sister

But as many of us in this forum, know the repricussions if you don't do
something and then someone dies. Is even worse. BEcause then its on
your conscience for life. And then you will be the one that has to forgive
yourself for not having taken this action.

And I know that no matter what the rest of the family thinks, that the
children in the family that the intervention you are thinking of will one
day thank you.

Reason I know this, is because I have a 25 year old son, that I almost
10 years ago, chose to call the police on. And then had to chose to
go to the court and tell a judge that I couldn't let him come home.
And they had to send him to a juvenile placement, then to a Court
appointed place to be assessed to see where they would send him
for treatment, it was after that he went to a boys school, that he got
treatment. But thanks to that treatment, that he promised me he would
never forgive me for. That he was put on the right medicine for the first
time in 10 years.

And now almost 10 years later, he has a 5 year old son, a full-time job,
finished high school, has a diploma, even passed what Indiana calles the
GQE the Graduation Qualifying Exam, and he even calls me and request
that I watch his son, instead of just demanding it. He even will say,
that going to the residential placement was the best thing for him at the
time. And he is a different person. I can honestly say, he loves me again.

I would have told you 10 years ago, that he wouldn't have. But that it would
have been worth it just to have a son out of jail.

So see there is a reason for intervention.

Donna