[manasa007]

in reply to: When natural consequences are scary for me.. #1651

Thanks a million for your reply. It was really very helpful. I guess I knew the right thing to do but just hearing someone else say it makes it easier to do.

He has lost his job now and things just seem to be worse. He has been in trouble with the cops a few times already. I have no clue no how to distract him with positive activities. He used to love to play the guitar which he doesn’t touch anymore. He is out of the house most time and I know that he is selling drugs now to make money. I have no clue on how to influence him in the right way. When he is home he says he is too tired to talk and when he does talk (which is rare), he gives me no opening to say anything.

We have written down a set of rules and consequences (he has read and signed it) but still doesn’t care. Some of the consequences are asking him to leave the house and we seem to be slowly getting there. It is such a painful consequence for me to live with. We have sent him out before for 15 days but nothing changed. He just came back the same as he left. But we can’t think of any other consequence for some of his actions.

What should I do?

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