Absolutely Kathy.  Angel, you really have a big job before you but like I 
have already stated, God will help you through this one.  And remember the 
footprints in the sand.  They might feel like they are turning into one 
footprint, but He will carry you.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vinny Samarco" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: I request your prayers


> kathy,
> A men.
>
> Vinny
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 6:03 AM
> Subject: I request your prayers
>
>
>> Angel,
>>         There are others on this list, such as myself, who have been 
>> where you are now.  Trust me, I know that it hurts, but the worst thing 
>> that you can do is protect him.  The consequences for him, will be much 
>> kinder while he is still a juvenile then when he becomes an adult, by 
>> legal standards.  Let him fall.  You are doing the right thing.  He will 
>> respect you for it some day, though I can't say when.  Chris still has 
>> set backs, but it is much better now then it was three years ago when we 
>> were where you are now.  You have to hang tough.  Your job as a parent is 
>> to raise an independent, trustworthy adult.  It's especially hard now 
>> that you are the only parent.  If he will get involved in a sport or some 
>> other activity with good male role models, this would be good, but don't 
>> let your emotions rule the day, whatever you do.  Your son is a sinner, 
>> as are we all.  The choices that he is making are out of his sinful 
>> nature.  Love him, be tough with him and stop blaming yourself.  You are 
>> not responsible for his choices, but, for now at least, until he turns 
>> 18, you are responsible for his consequences.
>> Kathy
>>
>>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 8:45 AM
>>>Subject: I request your prayers
>>>
>>>I would like to ask your prayers.  My son is 16 years old.  He no longer 
>>>wants to go to mass, and he hangs around with the wrong crowd.  I had to 
>>>appear with him Monday before a court officer because he was caught 
>>>smoking, he is under age, and with a counterfeit controlled substance. 
>>>He had to produce his report card from school.  I didn't receive his last 
>>>report card due to a mix up.  I asked the secretary for another.  She 
>>>sent it home.  It was the best report card he ever had.  I promised him 
>>>money if he brought his grades up, formerly they were pretty bad.  I was 
>>>so proud.  We presented it to the court officer and he was amazed as he 
>>>didn't see good cards often.  I was going to tell the officer how bad he 
>>>had been, but, with that good card I thought perhaps he was turning 
>>>himself around and there was no real need to do this.  The same day his 
>>>teacher phoned and said he was performing badly and he was in danger of 
>>>failing.  I couldn't understand this given his good report card.  I even 
>>>thought he might have counterfeited it.  I couldn't figure how this could 
>>>be done as he didn't know the address of the school or the proper 
>>>spelling of the teacher or the principal's names.  I went to school today 
>>>to determine why they both were saying he wasn't doing well.  The upshot 
>>>was:  He used my scanner to copy and change his grades.  I was so 
>>>disappointed, and felt so foolish.  Here I was trying to defend a boy who 
>>>was so obviously a fraud.  He lies so much I can't really trust anything 
>>>he says, but as St. Paul says "love believes all things" I guess.  It is 
>>>just that I know his potential and I know if he really tried he could do 
>>>as well as his phony grades indicated.  Just last week he stopped seeing 
>>>a few of his bad friends and I thought he was turning himself around but, 
>>>he still insists his report card was the one given him by the school, and 
>>>the confusion was the fault of the schools.  I keep thinking I must have 
>>>failed somewhere.  People keep telling me I haven't and his bad behavior 
>>>isn't somehow my fault, but, I still think if I somehow did something 
>>>differently he would improve.  If you ask him he will blame me for all he 
>>>does.  He uses me as an excuse.  I even do that.  I really need prayers.
>>
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