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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 317769" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>I'm tending towards her needing a reality check. You have literally bent over backwards trying to find ways to make her happy and she is taking advantage of this.</p><p></p><p>By law you are required to provide her with a place to sleep. A mattress on the floor is fine. She needs nutritious food provided. Doesnt have to be her favorite stuff. Sandwiches and stuff are just fine.</p><p></p><p>She has to have clothing. You can dole that out daily and it shouldn't be her favorite stuff. She doesn't need makeup or anything like that.</p><p></p><p>She doesn't need electronics.</p><p></p><p>Strip her environment down to the bare basics required by law and make it very clear that the only way to earn back the goodies is by respectful treatment of you.</p><p></p><p>She may go screaming to CPS. Let her. So long as you are within the law, there is nothing CPS is going to do about a spoiled child being made to learn a lesson.</p><p></p><p>If you do this, lock up all sharps in case she starts cutting--it's a risk in borderline sufferers.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'd also made medication compliance a part of what she has to do to earn back her privileges. You can't force her to take medications, but you sure can make it much easier and nicer for her to comply.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 317769, member: 1963"] I'm tending towards her needing a reality check. You have literally bent over backwards trying to find ways to make her happy and she is taking advantage of this. By law you are required to provide her with a place to sleep. A mattress on the floor is fine. She needs nutritious food provided. Doesnt have to be her favorite stuff. Sandwiches and stuff are just fine. She has to have clothing. You can dole that out daily and it shouldn't be her favorite stuff. She doesn't need makeup or anything like that. She doesn't need electronics. Strip her environment down to the bare basics required by law and make it very clear that the only way to earn back the goodies is by respectful treatment of you. She may go screaming to CPS. Let her. So long as you are within the law, there is nothing CPS is going to do about a spoiled child being made to learn a lesson. If you do this, lock up all sharps in case she starts cutting--it's a risk in borderline sufferers. I'd also made medication compliance a part of what she has to do to earn back her privileges. You can't force her to take medications, but you sure can make it much easier and nicer for her to comply. [/QUOTE]
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