Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Yet another "Staffing"

This morning we have a staffing for Mike. We are going to talk about the Halfway House option. Then next week we have "Family Week"

Our goals? To offer him support, encourage him to choose an option that doesn't involve living at home, and hope that he'll see the reasons behind our thinking it's a a good idea for him not to be here.

Now that he is 18, he moves into a different realm of life, whether he is ready for it or not. And we can't continue to have things stolen from us (a total of over $3500 worth of stuff is still missing, though he says "I can get it back for you") and live wondering where he is all the time. The effect he has on his siblings is far less than positive, causing them to do many things they would not do without him.

If he can just go somewhere where he can graduate from High School and get a job at least there is hope. He is interested in proving to us that he can do it, so I want to see him do so ... but with us not having to take the risk.

I guess we'll just have to see how it all goes.

Which is pretty much what we've concluded many times now.

No comments: