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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 543985" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I was thinking the same as TiredMom. My daughter used to steal and abuse both money and ADHD medication. All of her friends did (nice crowd, huh?). They would crush them in pillcrushers and snort them either alone or with other drugs, such as cocaine and meth. And nothing changes a teenager overnight like drug use. My sweet little girl was suddenly stealing from me to buy drugs and lying to me with tears in her eyes. I really didn't know what to think. Now that she is no longer using though, she has told me the whole ugly story and it shocked me as I never dreamed she was THAT involved in drugs...or taking such dangerous ones. Yeah, they steal from us when they are using. My daughter actually worked, but she still stole because her part-time job wasn't enough. </p><p></p><p>There was absolutely nothing we could do to stop her destructive cycle downward. We tried everything including turning her into the police. She was on parole twice. Didn't phase her. We hammered her window shut when we found out she was climbing out of her window to run around town late at night. We took the car from her. We grounded her...she didn't listen and snuck out. I think the older teen years are pretty hard on parents of difficult children. It does become almost impossible to get them to obey if they don't want to. She had to decide to quit on her own and then do it. </p><p></p><p>My suggestions are to do the max that you can...cut off money, electronics that you pay for and access to the car. Yes, he'll get rides anyway from friends, but at least you won't get charged with his drunken or drug induced accident. My daughter had three accidents, all her fault. All because she was wasted. Lock up your money and credit cards. Maybe try to get her into treatment ASAP. My daughter did not respond to any counseling. Perhaps you will have better luck with your son.</p><p></p><p>in my opinion learning problems do not make it ok to have criminal behavior. If he is using drugs (and my guess is he is and it's not just pot or his ADHD pills as prescribed), that needs to be treated before anything else can. It jumps to #1 in importance with our kids. JMO</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 543985, member: 1550"] I was thinking the same as TiredMom. My daughter used to steal and abuse both money and ADHD medication. All of her friends did (nice crowd, huh?). They would crush them in pillcrushers and snort them either alone or with other drugs, such as cocaine and meth. And nothing changes a teenager overnight like drug use. My sweet little girl was suddenly stealing from me to buy drugs and lying to me with tears in her eyes. I really didn't know what to think. Now that she is no longer using though, she has told me the whole ugly story and it shocked me as I never dreamed she was THAT involved in drugs...or taking such dangerous ones. Yeah, they steal from us when they are using. My daughter actually worked, but she still stole because her part-time job wasn't enough. There was absolutely nothing we could do to stop her destructive cycle downward. We tried everything including turning her into the police. She was on parole twice. Didn't phase her. We hammered her window shut when we found out she was climbing out of her window to run around town late at night. We took the car from her. We grounded her...she didn't listen and snuck out. I think the older teen years are pretty hard on parents of difficult children. It does become almost impossible to get them to obey if they don't want to. She had to decide to quit on her own and then do it. My suggestions are to do the max that you can...cut off money, electronics that you pay for and access to the car. Yes, he'll get rides anyway from friends, but at least you won't get charged with his drunken or drug induced accident. My daughter had three accidents, all her fault. All because she was wasted. Lock up your money and credit cards. Maybe try to get her into treatment ASAP. My daughter did not respond to any counseling. Perhaps you will have better luck with your son. in my opinion learning problems do not make it ok to have criminal behavior. If he is using drugs (and my guess is he is and it's not just pot or his ADHD pills as prescribed), that needs to be treated before anything else can. It jumps to #1 in importance with our kids. JMO [/QUOTE]
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