I am fifty two and half yrs old.. my son MAY have to go to prison .. can someone just chat with me to help me through this ...? Thank u MK

Hi feel free to PM me I too have a son that is heading to prison so PM me anytime.

email me anytime. my son's been in prison for 2 years and has 13 to go. it stinks.

Hi Blossom. I am 51 and my 26 year old son is doing 1 1/2 years in AZ (with good time hopefully 1 year or so]. His conviction is not for drugs, but the reason behing it is because of his meth addiction.

Please pm me anytime if I can help.

Take care of yourself and pray, pray, pray!

Please don't hesitate to PM me. My son is going there shortly. Strength in numbers! He has been in jail almost 2 years, and about to be sentenced to prison.

My son is going through the DOC in Arizona. He is at Alhambra right now and should be placed in about 7-10 days and then I will be able to hear from him and even see him. I am new to this environment and find this forum very helpful in all aspects of prison life. This site has been the support I needed to help me through this. Nothing can really prepare a mom for seeing her son shackled and taken to prison. We all think are kids will never get to this point, trust me, I was at the top of the list of non-believers; it wouldn't happen to my son. I have to believe that this is where he needs to be right now, although my heart is broken, it literally hurts. I would love to chat with anyone who I can support in turn, Mammasita

Oh my gosh!! How do you deal with it on a daily basis? Mammasita

I am 56 and my son is 27 and will turn 28 in prison. I worry more about the 10 years of probation that he will need to do when he gets out. Any ideas of how I might be prepared to help him when he gets out? Mammasita

Hey Blossom, welcome. I too have a son inside. He is at Florence SMU 1 and will be there for ever a long time. My heart still hurts daily but we moms are a strong bunch. God made us that way because he knew that only a mom can handle whatever burdens our kids hand us. I am in the Prescott area. feel free to pm me too anytime. There are a lot of us here where you will always find support.

My son called on Wednesday. He is out of Alhambra, YEAH! He is in Florence West right now and he says it is a much better place to be, eventhough it's still prison. I will have to wait about 4 weeks to talk to him or see him. I have filed all the paper work for phone calls and visitation and it's just a waiting game now. I usually check in everyday, so I will be on.

Mammasita, The way you can help him is just to support him every way he needs support. It has been proven by scientific studies that the inmates that have a strong support system while in and when they get out are less likely to go back. So just support him and turn his life over to the Lord and you will see the results. God Bless You and Keep You and May He Give You Peace. :hifive:

I write him each day, love him unconditionally and above all try not to be judgmental in a critial fashion, not to say I don't let him know how ignorant some of his decisions have been. But I am very proud of how he is handling the consequences of his actions. He was raised a born-again Christian and has begun to realize that God will never leave him and is FOREVER faithful to our needs. In his last letter he wrote "I believe! I love this boy so much, I pray daily for his heart to be softened to Gods' will. Mammasita

Mammasita, My son turned 21 in prison 71/2 yrs ago. This has been the toughest test God has ever allowed to challenge me. I went thru 2 yrs of never leaving home, I thought "He might need me". Now I've been able to turn the hurt and anger around and am here to help anyone that I can. Feel free to e-mail me any questions you have, unfortunately, I've been here quite awhile now, and have learned alot about the system........and yes, it's a heavy cross to bear. We have managed to use these past yrs to continue his education, (Ohio University offers college correspondence courses), keep him in reading materials........and family support. Fortunately, my son has alot of this. Prison, really does put unconditional love to a great test.......but this I think, only a mother can understand. I'll pray for you.