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Psych stay again

Working on getting David admitted to psych again. He is throwing up his meds, stealing and refusing meals. He has lost 5 pounds in the last week due to throwing up his meds.  Tweet #fighting4answrs

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all’s quiet on the northern front

Well, all is quiet currently. Everyone is sleeping except me and the cat. The only noise is our dog Sugar Bear.  He must be having a heck of a dream. I find it amazing everyday that a child with so much turmoil, and angst can sleep so peacefully.  I am talking about David.  From the constant lies about what he is or is not doing to the near constant arguments about what he can and can not do, I am exhausted mentally by noon, and he could go for another 12 hours. Anyway, tomorrow is a new day.  Our furnace died yesterday.  Tomorrow the repairman comes.  Surprisingly, our house has been fairly comfortable considering we live on the northern plains. What mischievous deeds will David get up to tomorrow? Tweet #fighting4answrs

have i failed as a father?

I feel like a failure. My youngest son has hacked into his brother’s facebook account and threatened to kill someone. And then he lied about doing it, even when confronted by the evidence. How do I learn about this? The victim’s parents called the Sherrif. I don’t blame them. I blame myself. I blame my son. So tonight I am admitting my son to the mental health unit at the hospital. I don’t know what else to do. How do I protect him while protecting the rest of the family? Or protecting others in our community? I posted a note to the account, letting people know that it had been hacked. Mental illness is not an excuse for this kind of behavior. Tonight I had the opportunity to participate in a committee for our school district’s anti-bullying policy. And we talked about cyberbullying. I would be a hipocrite to not

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