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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 285571" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Hi and Welcome!!! Not sure if i welcomed you before. You can also introduce yourself on the Watercooler or General forums as they get more traffic. </p><p></p><p>Are you afraid difficult child will become violent with you and hurt you or damage the house and your possessions? Or your other kids and their stuff?</p><p></p><p>What do the psychiatrist and therapist and other "experts" suggest for handling this? Does your husband understand your fears? What has he suggested to handle this?</p><p></p><p>My husband works 90 minutes away from home. He drives both ways. When Wiz lived here he was home by 4 and would terrorize me on his bad days until around 6 or 7. I finally had to start calling the Sheriff when he would become violent. </p><p></p><p>You will need to make SURE your husband knows that you will do this, and press charges, if difficult child threatens you or hurts you in any way. </p><p></p><p>It sounds like the family is lucky to have you. Not many step parents would go out of their way to arrange a step child's intervention like you did with the wilderness program.</p><p></p><p>If I were you I would make sure I had my cell phone on my person at ALL times. That way if you have to run outside or lock yourself in a room you can call for help.</p><p></p><p>I hope the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) happens SOON and that it is the right program. Sadly many parents try the Wilderness programs and find that improvements are fairly short lived. I hope and pray the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) can help him and can help the rest of you as you deal with this also. PTSD is RAMPANT among parents of difficult children!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 285571, member: 1233"] Hi and Welcome!!! Not sure if i welcomed you before. You can also introduce yourself on the Watercooler or General forums as they get more traffic. Are you afraid difficult child will become violent with you and hurt you or damage the house and your possessions? Or your other kids and their stuff? What do the psychiatrist and therapist and other "experts" suggest for handling this? Does your husband understand your fears? What has he suggested to handle this? My husband works 90 minutes away from home. He drives both ways. When Wiz lived here he was home by 4 and would terrorize me on his bad days until around 6 or 7. I finally had to start calling the Sheriff when he would become violent. You will need to make SURE your husband knows that you will do this, and press charges, if difficult child threatens you or hurts you in any way. It sounds like the family is lucky to have you. Not many step parents would go out of their way to arrange a step child's intervention like you did with the wilderness program. If I were you I would make sure I had my cell phone on my person at ALL times. That way if you have to run outside or lock yourself in a room you can call for help. I hope the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) happens SOON and that it is the right program. Sadly many parents try the Wilderness programs and find that improvements are fairly short lived. I hope and pray the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) can help him and can help the rest of you as you deal with this also. PTSD is RAMPANT among parents of difficult children! [/QUOTE]
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