Quote:
Originally Posted by RubberSponge
That is a outlier. He could have easily found himself under a bridge with a growing meth addiction and future spiraled in homelessness.
We are talking about a kid who is struggling in some way right now. My point is adding the enormous struggle of being homeless does not help like most would think it would. Tough love can be tough and have adverse outcomes.
|
I get it. I do think jumping to homeless is a big assumption though unless he literary has no friends or family to stay with temporarily.
Considering he's now 19 and there's already an example of struggling when he's 16, my mind leans towards this being an absolute last resort after already trying many things.
The kid could have mental issues to overcome with the help of others, but it doesn't read like he's willing to help himself at all in that regard.
You really can't help people who refuse to admit they need help... something has to change, whether it's forcing them to be an adult, or the flip side of being homeless, getting into trouble with the law, etc. And even most inpatient stays require a violent episode before they'll take someone, if that's even a thing involuntarily at 19.