Kathy I am not a parent but I do know how you feel with stress, I have for
about two weeks straight and no kidding been going through struggles with my
niece and nephew Tj and Jessica, just last night Tj ran away and came back
just after 3 and now he is being place in a youth center called the
childrens ark and my niece Jessica ran away from her youth center called
Excelsior last weekend I am so sad because my mother is and shows her anger
and between her and my sister the kids mother theese poor kids are so messed
up.

Hugs to you


Lelia Struve email [log in to unmask] msn [log in to unmask]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 2:22 PM
Subject: My son Chris.


> Hi Lelia,
>         Thanks for asking.  I don't really know what to say.  The school
> year and his work schedule have both settled down into a routine so that
> has helped.  He isn't home much, Thank You Lord.  He will not go back to
> Eric so Eric has recommended a practice called, "family Preservation,"
> which actually comes into the home to work with us.  The big question is,
> can we afford it.  Chris failed his written drivers test the first time
> that he took it, but he passed the second time so he has his permit now.
> He may be decent to us just to gain opportunities to practice  drive, but
> that could grow old fast.  Greg and I actually picked up information from
> the Navy recruter today to give to him and we're going to order
> information about the army.  Of course, if we don't present the
> information just right, it could end up in the trash so, I don't know.
> He has discovered playing a game called Star Craft, on line with his
> friends and since my computer is the only one with internet capabilities,
> that is proving to be another battle ground which is why I want outside
> help before the battleground turns into the car keys.  Sometimes, when
> Chris walks through the door, my stress level goes up to the point that
> it was at when I took the stress test a few years back.  I just have to
> keep reminding myself that God is working on me and He is working on
> Chris and He is walking through all of this with us.  I am not alone.
> Another lesson that I learned from my stress test was that the anxiety
> that I had experienced before that test wasn't worth it.  I'm trying to
> tell myself that now, but it is hard to stop your heart from pounding and
> your stomach from churning on demand.
> Kathy
>
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