Kathy, Philip and I have been there, done that.  Will be praying.
Sandy
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From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 3:26 AM
Subject: the latest on my christopher


> Hi Guys,
> Well, here we go again in the Christopher department. Silly me, I thought
> that things were getting better, but Chris really went off course
> yesterday and we'd appreciate your prayers to handle it right. At least
> we can say that we aren't reacting this time, but responding. That is a
> true work of God in our lives for which I am so grateful. Believe me, I'd
> like to react at this point, but I'd just lose the battle and I'm more
> interested in winning the war so Greg and I are practicing self control,
> thank you Lord!
> Wednesday, Chris had asked if he could start riding home with a friend,
> who's name he wouldn't give me. Anyway, I had told him that I would talk
> to the mother of a third friend who was already riding with this boy,
> learn more and get back to him on it.
> Well, yesterday, I started worrying when I thought that Chris's bus was
> about fifteen minutes late. Finally after about being twenty minutes late
> we decided to call the bus company and, low and behold, Chris had never
> gotten on the bus. We also knew instantly that Chris hadn't called to say
> that he had missed the bus so it wasn't hard to put two and two together.
>
> Finally, when chris was about forty five minutes late, he walked in our
> back door and not our front door. He admitted that he hhad been with this
> person, but he wouldn't say more. The bus takes about an hour to get to
> our house from school so, Chris was unaccounted for, again for about an
> hour and forty five minutes.
> Well, After about two hours, Greg and I were able to get hold of this
> third boys mother, that I had mentioned earlier that we would call just
> to check things out. Low and behold, Chris and these others had gone to a
> place called, Games Unlimited; a kind of hang out for teens with all
> kinds of games there from checkers to roll playing. On top of that, Chris
> had been asking us about buying some decks of magic cards so that he
> could roll play. I think that it's kind of a more advanced form of
> Pokemon from what we've been able to learn. Well, we didn't let our kids
> get Pokemun and we said no to the magic cards too. Guess what Chris
> bought two decks of while he was at Games Unlimited? We know this because
> it's about 4:30 am. Chris is sleeping and we've gone through his
> backpack. We've got them now and, greg stashed them in one of the holes
> that Chris has punched in our walls in the past. We definitely need to
> bind satan in this situation.
> Anyway, chris has lied about so many things in this situation that it
> just makes me sick. Sadly, we really thought that things were going
> better. Chris was being nicer. He would even wash the dishes if I asked
> him. All the kids used to take turns at chores, but Chris got rebellious
> about it a while back. We really thought that things were getting better.
> He's still insisting on being a vegetarian, but he doesn't eat healthy.
> He eats mostly peanut butter and jelly sandwichs and chips, when he can
> get away with it. He avoids eating with the family and tries to graze
> later.
> We do finally have an appointment with a regular doctor to try Chris on
> something for A.D.D. It's just a trial. We never did make it in to the
> psychiatrist that was recommended, too busy I guess. Chris has dropped a
> class at school and picked up another study hall and his grades seem to
> be doing a little better; he's bringing home grades above failing anyway.
> I hope that that means that he is caring a little more.
> Thank you guys for being there to talk too. Paul is right when he says
> family, because you are.
> Kathy
>
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