I am missing my 17 year old today. He has been living in substance abuse programs since September. We started with a stint of wilderness therapy for 3 months last fall, then he tried life back at home (and failed within 6 weeks - ultimately OD-ed on Xanax). He's currently at a therapeutic boarding school, and we have only seen him for a few hours over one parent weekend since January (when he went back to wilderness to detox for a few weeks, and then transferred to the school to start there). Although I am aware that many kids around this age "fly the coop", those kids can also call, text, and come back home. I'm missing my son a lot today, so I just wanted to remind you all to coax your kids out of their rooms (food usually works) and let them know that you love them and simply just like having them around.Thankfully, we have 3 other teens living at home (15, 15, and 13), but there's still a hole where 17 should be. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2GXGi5p
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