Reply To: At Risk Teenager

heimisheyid- I actually spoke to Rabbi Mechanic about 6 months ago, and he said there was ntohing he could do for me. He told me I am messing my life up if I do drugs and other things I was doing, and that it would be better for me to ebcome a non-frum lawyer out in Kansas then continue on the path I was on. The thing is a lot of the Rabbis who work with at-risk kids work with the aprents and kids together, but I am in this alone. My parents dont know.

Itzik_s- Yes, i am not alone, Hashem is always with me but its times like these that its the hardest to feel that. Like I said earlier I do have an amazing person in my life, it happens to be a guy. I stopped talking to all guys in the last week but this is someone I thought I was going to amrry but because of what i did with my life I no longer cant. But every time I fall he comes around and helps pick me up. I also am very close with a rav who works with at-risk kids, Ive done work for his orginization and ehs there for me but he says I am not the usual case. I am very intelegent and know what I am douing is wrong and dont want to do it but I still do it. So I do have some support, but tis still very difficult. I live in a very big frum community in NY.

Rosh yeshiva- I realized what you meant. Soemtimes when i type quickly without re-reading it there are errors. Deal with it.

Kiruvwife- thanks for your kind words

Yoshi- I like your ideas. I actually dont feel comfortable staring back or think that they think im pretty, cause that freaks me out but your ideas deffintley make the situation more bearable. Thanks