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<blockquote data-quote="Calamity Jane" data-source="post: 523420" data-attributes="member: 13882"><p>PG,</p><p>It looks to me like you've done everything possible to assist your difficult child in a positive way, but difficult child has major issues which take precedence in her life right now. Her boyfriend issue, drugs, attitude, mental state ---all of those things taken into consideration will prevent her from functioning like a normal adult right now. </p><p>You can offer help in the form of treatment, etc., but if she refuses, you can do nothing else but take care of yourself and the rest of your family. That is your primary responsibility at the moment. It makes no sense to a sensible person why someone would willfully destroy themselves, and as a parent, it's pitiful to watch and do nothing. However, you must acknowledge, for your own well being, that you've done EVERYTHING, and she must step up, or let the chips fall where they may. Oppositional people don't like to be asked or encouraged, or God forbid TOLD to do something - they think that freedom means they have the right to do what they want, whenever they want. As someone previously said in another post, it's easier to detach when they're being so horrible. I'm so sorry for your trouble.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calamity Jane, post: 523420, member: 13882"] PG, It looks to me like you've done everything possible to assist your difficult child in a positive way, but difficult child has major issues which take precedence in her life right now. Her boyfriend issue, drugs, attitude, mental state ---all of those things taken into consideration will prevent her from functioning like a normal adult right now. You can offer help in the form of treatment, etc., but if she refuses, you can do nothing else but take care of yourself and the rest of your family. That is your primary responsibility at the moment. It makes no sense to a sensible person why someone would willfully destroy themselves, and as a parent, it's pitiful to watch and do nothing. However, you must acknowledge, for your own well being, that you've done EVERYTHING, and she must step up, or let the chips fall where they may. Oppositional people don't like to be asked or encouraged, or God forbid TOLD to do something - they think that freedom means they have the right to do what they want, whenever they want. As someone previously said in another post, it's easier to detach when they're being so horrible. I'm so sorry for your trouble. [/QUOTE]
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