T is sleeping.  He didn't come home until 12:30 last night!  And guess what?  He didn't go to school either.  And here it's almost noon.  I don't have the energy to lay into him and get him up.  I've tried it too many times.  I am at a stand still right now and don't know what to do about this situation.  I do know what I can do, however. Not sure about pursuing the public defender option.  I guess there are loop holes around getting one.....like us saying we will not hire one and T wanting one..... The only problem with a public defender is ....the person only meets with you minutes before the trial.  I am not comfortable about that.  I have gained a friend and great resource down at juvenile court and he has been so awesome!  He gave me a lawyer's name that he highly recommends.  Juvenile ct. stuff is his specialty.  The other lawyer was very nice but she didn't seem to know important things like.....my son would need a drug assessment.  I mentioned it to her but she did react until she talked to a drug counselor.  I know she will get with the program because she can find out these things as she goes along but......for what we are paying.....I'd like to have someone who has been there and knows it already.  So we will see..... Don't know what to do about T and school.  The drug counselor we've been working with said she'll inform the school that T is addicted.  Because addiction is considered an illness ....I think we can write off this semester (getting incompletes for grades) and then take summer school to make them up.  Just trying to see what the options are.Lots to think about.  And in the meantime.........the computer guy is supposed to come today and tweak our computer.