dd,
i'm in chicago, too, just jumping in on your story.
i understand your not wanting to have your son in cook county, no matter how badly he's pissed you off.
when if first read that he was getting an apartment, i thought, "bad idea." but after thinking about it a little, it's the best thing. he will directly feel the results of any irresponsibility now. it'll be his stuff getting trashed, not yours.
it will also test whether he really understands the gravity of his situation. if he fucks up again, he's going away for a while. to where the stab people in the neck. he's never gonna understand that until he has to confront it without anywhere else to go (your house).
you are obviously a caring & loving mother, as you have gone way beyond what anyone deserves in the love & compassion dept. push him out of the nest & see if he can fly yet. you'll be doing the best thing you can for him.........
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