Hello everyone. I'm so glad I found this site. My 23 year old grandson is in a Georgia state prison. He has a good heart, but got in with the wrong crowd and one thing led to another. Being in prison for his offenses just might be the best thing that could have happened to him. I think he's beginning to see the light. I'm brand new here and trying to read rules, policies, etc., so more later.:)

FeelingPain23

Welcome Grandma :), we are glad you found us! :) This is a wonderful site, I am glad I found it too! Let me know if you need any help! You can pm me...PM - means private message :)

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Welcome to PTO...my brother is almost 23...and he was in the same situation! Wrong crowd and got himself in trouble! I think being in prison has opened his eyes and I am hopeful he will be a new person when he comes home!

Welcome to PTO... it's a great group here - you'll find lots of support and friendship!

A warm welcome to the PTO family. You will find a lot of Love and Support here.

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Welcome grandma my husband is the same age and he has definately seen the light since being in prison.. I know that when he comes home he will not be going back

Welcome to PTO. This is a great place. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: You will find unconditional love and lots of encouragement. I feel the same way as you do, my niece got caught up with the wrong people also, and although I do believe her sentence is really STEEP I do believe kshe will benefit from this time and will learn alot about herself and about how to deal with other people. Sometimes we have to go through the valleys to get to the top of the mountain.

Welcome to PTO...glad to have you here!

Welcome to PTO!

Welcome to PTO! :)

Welcome to PTO, you have found a great site.

Welcome to PTO!

Yes, I have, indeed, found a great site! Thank you so much for the welcome. I already feel comfortable here and feel I am certainly among friends.

I just wanted to stop in and say a great big
welcome to PTO.

My name is Vicki and I live in St. Louis Missouri. I am also a grandmother and presently have my 7 year old grandson living with me. My son is presently incarcerated and will be until April 2007. Though it's tough having a loved one in prison, and I don't know your situation, but my son was manufacturing and using meth. He got down to 135 pounds. Being in prison has actually saved his life and don't be shocked please, but I turned my son and his wife in. Their 3 small children (ages 3, 5 and 7) were left to fend for theirselves. My son presently weighs 175 pounds and looks great. His head is clear and he is seeing things the way they really are insteaf of numbing himself with drugs. He will have to attend a 12 month drug/alcohol program before he is released and part of that is on caring for his children. I miss him terribly but I do wake up every morning now and thank God he is still alive and the children are safe. I used to turn on the TV every morning to catch the news to see if their home had blown up with my grandkids in it from making meth. God bless you and please feel free to email me.

Sometimes people tend to overlook the fact that some of us do what we do out of love and nothing mean or devious. You saved your son's life and protected your grandkids. Not alot of people would do that.

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where do get the sparkling writing here on the post?hi, i am also new to pto.my husbands uncle is serving 12 years

Hiya Vicki. Boy do I admire you. I'm sure it took a lot of strength and more than afew tears to do what you did. I, like you am counting it a blessing that our children are if nothing else being given a time to stop and think about their futures. I know when my son went into prison I cried and cried. But, I then realized that if he comes out whole and with a new outlook on life then this pain would not be for nothing. I tried, as I'm sure you did to talk to my son and get him to be more responsible but he looked at me as though I'm so old fuddy duddy that doesn't know anything about the world today. I'm only 48 and not a dinosaur yet! Anyway, he wouldn't listen but now he's listening. I'm sorry there was a victim (a lady hurt in a car accident) but she seemed like the kind of person who wanted to make sure Josh stopped and thought about his decisions and how they affect other people. That is happening. I'm so happy for you that your son is gaining weight and doing good. I'm sure it is hard on you with the grandchildren but you are being just what a grandmother is supposed to be. Loving them and being there for them. This is about their future also. Stay strong, sister. I pray that your reward for this pain will be a happy, healthy family who are moving forward with life not wallowing in the evil of drug dependency. God bless you.
Sherrie

Just be glad you had the chance to save your son as well as your grandkids. I'm sure later in life they will thank you for it. And remember when you do good things, good things will come back to you.