Since the time that promise was made there have been some turbulent times; and at times I have wondered how we were going to get along without killing each other. Since he turned 18 there are a few things that he now has the legal right to do that are very annoying to me, but I cannot do anything about it except enforce our house rules.
Honestly I don’t know if we will ever be prepared for him to come home and I don’t know if that is really possible. The biggest hurdle may be letting go of the past so that it does not over shadow the future holds, we all need to build trust and really value all the great progress he has made. I truly do feel that we are getting the son back that we once knew. We have all changed, I know he has too and we must embrace the change.