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Can I trust her when she says she wants to change?
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<blockquote data-quote="SadFlower" data-source="post: 674045" data-attributes="member: 19741"><p>Hi, dear friends... just wanted to post an update: We've got a meeting with the therapist next week!!! I am so looking forward to it. </p><p></p><p>I've called that program and we've scheduled an intake evaluation. They said that they are not sure that she's suitable, based on my description. My main worry is that they offer NA meetings. These programs require people to acknowledge that they're addicts, and if my young and impressionable daughter adopts that kind of an identity or thinks that way about herself... it can just lead to bigger problems.</p><p></p><p>I haven't talked to the Principal - I talked to the guidance counselor, daughter's homeroom teacher, and the head teacher there. I will try reaching the Principal although I don't believe he will do much. I've given up on these people.</p><p></p><p>I've spent a good day with daughter yesterday. We went out for dinner and talked about some neutral stuff, and then ended up talking about Kazakhstan. Daughter has a very negative opinion on international adoption, and I respect her perspective, although it sounds a bit too extreme for me. She's grieving - and again, this is something she will need to work on on her own. </p><p></p><p>One thing that encourages me is that ALL of her recent drug tests were clear. I really think that she's not using right now. She's also started talking about the future more... She wants to go back to Kazakhstan for a while. There's a summer program there for teenagers, and I plan on sending her in 2-3 years, when she's a bit older. She also wants to spend a semester or a year there during college. </p><p></p><p>I think things are calming down a bit and it's the best feeling in the world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SadFlower, post: 674045, member: 19741"] Hi, dear friends... just wanted to post an update: We've got a meeting with the therapist next week!!! I am so looking forward to it. I've called that program and we've scheduled an intake evaluation. They said that they are not sure that she's suitable, based on my description. My main worry is that they offer NA meetings. These programs require people to acknowledge that they're addicts, and if my young and impressionable daughter adopts that kind of an identity or thinks that way about herself... it can just lead to bigger problems. I haven't talked to the Principal - I talked to the guidance counselor, daughter's homeroom teacher, and the head teacher there. I will try reaching the Principal although I don't believe he will do much. I've given up on these people. I've spent a good day with daughter yesterday. We went out for dinner and talked about some neutral stuff, and then ended up talking about Kazakhstan. Daughter has a very negative opinion on international adoption, and I respect her perspective, although it sounds a bit too extreme for me. She's grieving - and again, this is something she will need to work on on her own. One thing that encourages me is that ALL of her recent drug tests were clear. I really think that she's not using right now. She's also started talking about the future more... She wants to go back to Kazakhstan for a while. There's a summer program there for teenagers, and I plan on sending her in 2-3 years, when she's a bit older. She also wants to spend a semester or a year there during college. I think things are calming down a bit and it's the best feeling in the world. [/QUOTE]
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