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<blockquote data-quote="mstang67chic" data-source="post: 210551" data-attributes="member: 2459"><p>First of all, welcome! Sorry you had to find us but glad you did. This is a wealth of support, information and advice and truly is a soft place to land.</p><p></p><p>To answer your question about the terminology, difficult child means "gift from God" aka, the child who brought you here. There is a section on the FAQ page that discusses all of the abbreviations and language. There is also (I believe) a section there that gives you the run down on the site rules. Pretty basic and common sense but it never hurts to know the rules. You also may want to make a signature similar to the one at the bottom of my post. The info on that should also be on the FAQ section. </p><p></p><p>As for which group to be in....really the General is probably your best bet. The General page is for all things difficult child related. The others are also but tend to be a bit more specialized as you saw with the Teen and Substance Abuse. The only one truly not difficult child related (although it can be...just not the "typical" stuff) is the Watercooler. That is where we talk about...well, everything else. Jokes, what is going on in our lives outside of the difficult child's, jobs, health....really anything. </p><p></p><p>Now, the "fun" question. There really isn't any way to "make" someone get evaluated or participate in therapy if they don't want to, even someone who is still a minor. I'm not familiar with the system in Canada although we do have Canadian members so they may be able to help you better on that. Here, if we were in that situation, about the only choice we would have would be some sort of emergency hold in a hospital but that requires falling into some particular guidelines to qualify.</p><p></p><p>You and your family sound as if you really have your hands full. I'm not sure I've been all that helpful but you will find a treasure trove of support and information here. Don't be shy...come on in and prop your feet up. You'll like it here!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mstang67chic, post: 210551, member: 2459"] First of all, welcome! Sorry you had to find us but glad you did. This is a wealth of support, information and advice and truly is a soft place to land. To answer your question about the terminology, difficult child means "gift from God" aka, the child who brought you here. There is a section on the FAQ page that discusses all of the abbreviations and language. There is also (I believe) a section there that gives you the run down on the site rules. Pretty basic and common sense but it never hurts to know the rules. You also may want to make a signature similar to the one at the bottom of my post. The info on that should also be on the FAQ section. As for which group to be in....really the General is probably your best bet. The General page is for all things difficult child related. The others are also but tend to be a bit more specialized as you saw with the Teen and Substance Abuse. The only one truly not difficult child related (although it can be...just not the "typical" stuff) is the Watercooler. That is where we talk about...well, everything else. Jokes, what is going on in our lives outside of the difficult child's, jobs, health....really anything. Now, the "fun" question. There really isn't any way to "make" someone get evaluated or participate in therapy if they don't want to, even someone who is still a minor. I'm not familiar with the system in Canada although we do have Canadian members so they may be able to help you better on that. Here, if we were in that situation, about the only choice we would have would be some sort of emergency hold in a hospital but that requires falling into some particular guidelines to qualify. You and your family sound as if you really have your hands full. I'm not sure I've been all that helpful but you will find a treasure trove of support and information here. Don't be shy...come on in and prop your feet up. You'll like it here! [/QUOTE]
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