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madokie

(51,076 posts)
8. Not a chance
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 10:10 AM
Mar 2017

OT: I've got a step son I've been hoping to help fix his stupidity for 26 or so years now.

Oh he wants to be a member of society but just can't see what his problem is. Like I've told him time and time again, Joey there is nothing wrong with copping a buzz from time to time but when thats all you live for there's something wrong with that. Good worker, smart as a whip and has no problem with getting a job and is well liked up until he gets enough money in his pocket to score some drugs then all bets are off until he's picked up for stupid shit and is put away for a while. They'll get him dried out and as soon as he gets the opportunity he's right in the thick of things again. The court system is about had it with him and his next step is the big house. And I promise him he will not like that one bit. I feel for him. I came into his life when he was 15 YO and its been a battle every since. When he's straight he can't think me enough for my ability to convey his problem to him in a manner he can see but like I said as soon as he's got a penny or two its back to the drugs.
This last time he went into an open attached garage and stole a car and that makes it a aggravated felony so he's in serious lock up drug rehab. He has his mom convinced they're simply housing him in a nursing home. The kids 42 or soon to be years old. He was sentenced to drug rehab here in ok about 10 years ago but as soon as he got a chance to run he took off like a rabbit. Now he's in Missouri and I feel sorry for him but theres nothing or his mother or I can do anymore
As I said he's one of those guys who aced all his test in High School because he's smart as a whip but stupid as the day is long

It breaks my Wife and my self's heart

He'll steal from us everything not nailed down and half of what is so that complicated things even more.

Thats close to the percentage madokie Mar 2017 #1
Good point! You cannot fix stupid. n/t USALiberal Mar 2017 #2
Not a chance madokie Mar 2017 #8
He is the gop wet dream dembotoz Mar 2017 #3
Rank and file GOP voters are for the most part sticking with him. Abu Pepe Mar 2017 #4
I have a hard time believing that number. I would be interested in seeing the smirkymonkey Mar 2017 #5
They are always interviewing Trump suppoters on CNN.............. Jim Beard Mar 2017 #15
I live in a very red area and they support him Abu Pepe Mar 2017 #21
Even if people in their family start dying off because of lack of insurance and smirkymonkey Mar 2017 #22
shit yeah. they have been voting against their own economic Abu Pepe Mar 2017 #23
It's another unfortunate indicator that our country is doomed redstateblues Mar 2017 #6
Devil is in the details. 538 relies upon Rasmussen and Morning Consult polls. The KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #7
never understate the number of americans that hate their country, the media and democrats and beachbum bob Mar 2017 #10
We know for a fact that there are least 62 million psychopaths KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #12
I'd say the 62 million has some wiggle room as some people voted for trump to a beachbum bob Mar 2017 #14
1%ers who voted for Trump made a rational choice, so they may not be KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #16
+1 dalton99a Mar 2017 #11
These polls are conducted by Conway types. BSdetect Mar 2017 #9
His supporters must not yet be old, sick, or hungry enough. WinkyDink Mar 2017 #13
lots of truth here....a significant portion of trump/conservative voters/supporters beachbum bob Mar 2017 #17
None of my usual friends can defend him jeanmarc Mar 2017 #18
Want he in the 30's approval last month? I don't see how he could have improved into the 40's. AgadorSparticus Mar 2017 #19
I'm attributing it to Stockholm syndrome. Hugin Mar 2017 #20
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