No and things have gotten insane concerning drugs

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That is my only explanation, but then I always think that when someone (or whatever you call a pet....) does something that doesn't fit into my world. 

She has taken to getting practically hysterical when put into her kennel!! She lives in the house, and typically gets put in an inside kennel when we leave for the day. She has always done great in it, and is only put in when we eat, go to bed, or leave the house. Even when we are home she tends to lay in it, she likes it. It has a bed, she takes one of her toys in with her when she goes in. In fact, I always tell her, its time for your kennel, go get a toy. She will race to her toy basket, dig around, pick one out, and take it in.

So the problem is, she has taken to getting to an hysterical whining/barking at night. I have had to get up in the night for the last week to see if she had to go to the bathroom or something. After a few nights of this, I thought ok, this is nuts, she has trained ME to let her out! She didn't have to go to the bathroom, didn't need a drink, just got out and started playing. Finally, on the third night of this, I dragged her kennel to the utility room and made her stay there, I can't hear her there. Husband said she kept it up all night, never settled down. So the NEXT night, when I put her in, I put her in a little earlier sop we didn't go RIGHT to bed, and made her lay down, thinking maybe she didn't like it that she was suddenly alone. (we also cover the entrance door with a cover so no light gets in her kennel, she sleeps better that way) She was fine, until we went to bed, then she started in. I went out, yelled at her to lay down and go to sleep. She resisted, but finally did it.

Last night would have been the first night I have done the new routine all the way through, make her go in a little earlier, making her lay down, but I had a bad night and ended up sleeping on the couch, and we never put her in. She was out all night laying on the floor next to me. I have a feeling that was a setback.

I drove husband to work this morning, and put her in her kennel as usual. For all she knew, we were going to work, not knowing I was coming back. When I walked in, she was hysterical again!! I heard her before I entered the house, so I know she was not doing it for my benefit. I yelled at her to knock it off and made her stay in until she did.

Now she is fine, laying in front of the fireplace sleeping. Any suggestions? She is driving me NUTS!!!

What do I do? He's going to be 40 this year. I had heard years ago that he started on majjuania when he was over in Japan in the service, but didn't believe it. He and his wife broke up (supposedly) over her use of of meth and cocaine, but I didn't believe that either. Lately, he 's been bringing some "not so nice looking"  friends around here for approval and not recieiving that, so I have not seen him since Christmas Eve. Tonight, I heard he is on heroin. This is absolutely the straw that broke the camel's back. He always denied he was on meth or cocaine, but tonight's "revealation" is absolutely too much if it's true.

I'm broken-hearted and devastated over this latest "rumor/truth" (from more than 1 person) and don't really know how to bring the subject up and/or confront him with this. I'm so disappointed [in my son] and thought he was smarter than this. Now I understand why he is not actively trying to find work (unemployed since May last year).

Any suggestions? Forget rehab unless it's free. We can't afford it.He's my only son and he had a very tough life trying to live up to my husband's idea of a (step)son, but he really looks up to him now. We have another son (my stepson) who never got into drugs, why my son? Could his life been so bad?

I love my son but am thoroughly upset with this latest revelation. I just don't know what to do, and would like to stand behind him, but if drugs are his first love, I'm afraid I can't do that. I'm not really a confrontal person and don't want to lsoe my son, but if he gets caught, I'm afraid I won't/can't bail him out of jail.

Your thoughts?

but don't you ever type a list of meds a mile long and wonder how the poor patient (especially someone elderly) is still standing upright?  Sometimes that makes me absolutely crazy.  I think there is absolute validity in natural cures and I think the medical community or government or whomever is too quick to push yet another drug - or in this case, a vaccine - on the population without knowing exactly what the side effects will be.

I strained my lower back 3 weeks ago.  My mother immediately assumed I was going to need surgery, friends insisted I needed drugs.  I went to my chirpractor.  It took several visits, but I am now pain free.  Totally, 100% natural.  (I didn't add this to start another whole debate, but just to make my point that there are alternatives.)

Have a great day!! 

I am not talking about drugs that harm if used in moderation. I think our society has given the idea of "escaping reality" for a little while, a real stigma. I don't understand why we, as a society, frown upon pleasure. I think it is perfectly acceptable to "feel good"....what do you think?

And What about prostitution? Should it be legal everywhere? It is a "victimless crime".

Things other people fear that I do not include snakes (awwww, they so cute! they look like they're smiling!), rats, gangbangers (except Mara Salvatrucha, move them up to my "scary" list), poverty, death, traveling at high rates of speed with almost anyone sober, bats (CUTE!!!!!), homeless people, Sasquatch, most of my male friends, bears, mountain lions. 

Fear is such an odd thing, don't you think? So much of it is relative to our own experiences in life, yet at the same time some of them are downright irrational. 

So, how 'bout you? What will send  you running screaming in the other direction, and what things can you take care of when someone else goes running screaming in the other direction?

I went through a similar situation with my (now ex-) husband's family during the ten years we were married.

Your husband is NOT the problem, his parents are. You said that your husband tried (albeit unsuccessfully) to get along with his father. So, it seems to me that he *DID* try as best as he could. But, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, things don't work out. So you do what the song says, "You have to know when to hold up; know when to fold up ..."

Now, it seems to me that his parents are treating your children like "holiday turkeys," ... bring them to be brought to the table once or twice a year, but ignore them the rest of the year. Yes, that's pretty much what it sounds like, and my heart goes out to your children 'cause I know the pain they are suffering ... because of their grandparents.

I also suspect that the ONLY reason your husband's parents went to the event was to "stick it" to your husband, and not because of the grandchildren. When you love someone and are truly proud of them, you do everything you can to be part of their life.

The ONLY people who matter in all of this are your immediate family ... You, your husband, and your children. Do not let his parents tear you all apart. I think you all need to get into therapy (you, your husband, and the children), so you can work through this problem AS A FAMILY UNIT, 'cause you're the only family that truly matters. You're all in pain and all of your feelings need to be counted, by each other.

Take it from someone who lived it.