Lifes Like That

This is a very difficult post for me, but I find that if I talk about it or in this case blog about it, it does make me feel a bit better.  My oldest son just turned 18.  He has had a lot of problems over the years that we have tried to deal with ourselves and we have also gotten him professional help.  But unfortunately the past several days has shown me that I don’t think we were that effective.  Over the weekend he moved out and now is pretty much living on the streets.  He lied to me again and told me he was staying with a friend.  But, he’s 18 and the only thing I can do is try to track him down to make sure he is safe.  I am a basket case, but as long as I know that he continues to go to school (which he is) I at least know he is safe and hopefully being on his own for a few days will encourage him to take a nice hard look at what he’s become and where he is going.  It’s hard to let go even your child who is 18, but sometimes you have to just so they can learn their lesson and possibly improve themselves and their situation.