My heart is breaking, I just don't know what to do about Jamie. BT and I went out with my daughter today to get her "going into high school" present - an MP3 player that she paid half and I paid half for. We come around the corner of the parking lot and there is Jamie and his 5 or 6 buddies. As I walk around the corner, Jamie starts barfing his guts out then he raises his head and my heart just broke. He had "loser" written on his head in huge black letters, it was written on his arms and on the back of his neck. Someone had put make-up all over his face too. He doesn't seem to know that they are all making fun of him and they use him as a whipping boy. Jamie is developmentaly delayed - he may be 17 physically but mentally he's around 13. BT tells me not be too worried that he will be coming home soon. I wish I could just go with that but I'm terribly worried about him. What happened to that little boy that loved me so much? followed me everywhere? wouldn't even let me go to the bathroom by myself. My beautiful, beautiful Katie makes me feel better - she's smart, funny and soooo mature for 14. I hope she doens't stop loving me too.
8 years ago
3 comments:
My heart broke reading your post. Wish I could tell you it will get better. But as a mother of three boys, I know different. Two made it through OK. One of those two I had to pick up from the back of a cop car at 18. He was so drunk, I made him sleep where he fell outside the house. Now he has turned himself around. Works full time and is gone back to college. What does he want to be? A cop. His twin still is lost in the world. Going on 25 and going nowhere. Rents a room from a married couple and works here and there as a waiter, if he doesn't get fired. Tried to kill himself last year. Owes me a bunch of money. Well, hell it just goes on. "Tough love" is harder on the parent. Trust me on that. Hang in there. It is a long ride.
CarolC mycorner.blog-city.com
that is incredibly sad ... i can't offer advice but you have my full support. maybe you should just let him go ? it doesn't sound like he'll go far.
Thank you both - it's nice to know that someone out is actually listening.
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