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I threw my son out of the house, wondering what else I could have done...
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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 403129" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>Not being able to find drugs and/or alcohol is normal. You wouldn't believe the things addicts do to hide their addiction. IF it comes to that, many drugstores sell home drug tests. I'm not kidding. I say this from personal experience with my stepdaughter. Her whole demeanor changed in late 2006. Red flags <em>everywhere</em>, though I had no idea what I was looking at until CPS called and suddenly the puzzle pieces made a coherent picture. She was sexually abused. She turned to drugs, stealing cold medicine literally out from under my and husband's nose. The final straw hit when she stole 40 capsules of 27mg Concerta (her brother's) from a hiding place in my room. We did not discover it immediately, but I called the law in - even though husband did not want me to. I was done.</p><p> </p><p>I am a "victim" of parental abuse as well. in my opinion, you did <em>exactly the right thing</em>. I put victim in quotes because I'm not just going to sit quietly by and let this happen. I'm not going to let her hurt me, or her brother, or her father, again. And this is why I think you did what was right for you and easy child.</p><p> </p><p>Besides drugs and/or abuse, it's clear there is a severe disconnect between you and your X. I didn't quite see - do you have full custody or shared parenting? Shared parenting was a nightmare for my kids. Now that husband has full custody, things are better. Not great - Jett still sees his mother frequently, and we're dealing with the fallout from what happened to Onyxx - but better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 403129, member: 6705"] Not being able to find drugs and/or alcohol is normal. You wouldn't believe the things addicts do to hide their addiction. IF it comes to that, many drugstores sell home drug tests. I'm not kidding. I say this from personal experience with my stepdaughter. Her whole demeanor changed in late 2006. Red flags [I]everywhere[/I], though I had no idea what I was looking at until CPS called and suddenly the puzzle pieces made a coherent picture. She was sexually abused. She turned to drugs, stealing cold medicine literally out from under my and husband's nose. The final straw hit when she stole 40 capsules of 27mg Concerta (her brother's) from a hiding place in my room. We did not discover it immediately, but I called the law in - even though husband did not want me to. I was done. I am a "victim" of parental abuse as well. in my opinion, you did [I]exactly the right thing[/I]. I put victim in quotes because I'm not just going to sit quietly by and let this happen. I'm not going to let her hurt me, or her brother, or her father, again. And this is why I think you did what was right for you and easy child. Besides drugs and/or abuse, it's clear there is a severe disconnect between you and your X. I didn't quite see - do you have full custody or shared parenting? Shared parenting was a nightmare for my kids. Now that husband has full custody, things are better. Not great - Jett still sees his mother frequently, and we're dealing with the fallout from what happened to Onyxx - but better. [/QUOTE]
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