Oh LostMom... I know you've been here too. So not what you expect from life, right? I feel uncertain, but this judge will hear me I have a strong feeling. I will do my best on Tuesday (day after his 17th bday) that I do not want him tried as an adult, that I called police to get help for my MI child. Looking for help, resources, services, mentors, not lock up, not "adult" consequences. He's nowhere near ready to be an adult. His therapist is a strong advocate for him, the pdoc they don't click so well...
I love this ankle monitor though, and finally some backup coming to the house to check on him. Because I'm not a naturally strong orderly single mom. I'm a softie, well until I snap... :/
Really it's just day at a time, minute by minute, looking forward to his brain maturing and maybe he'll want to use his smarts for something other than drugs and trouble.