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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 580914" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I have to ask, is drug use involvement? With stealing, it usually is.</p><p></p><p>I'm with the other moms. At 18 all we can do is refuse to pay for anything for them and, if they steal from us, call the police. Which actually may lead to help and some change. Have you ever done that?</p><p></p><p>Since she is not getting along with stepdad, his words of wisdom will only make her angrier...I would have him back off. She knows right from wrong without him telling her what it is and she is choosing, for her own reasons, not to do it. Don't give her another reason to rebel as in "he's so mean to me." </p><p></p><p>Has she always been difficult? Do you think she is using drugs, including smoking pot? Often we think they are just smoking pot when it is so much more.</p><p></p><p>Gentle hugs and hoping you can indeed learn to detach. At her age she is "legally" an adult and you can't make her behave like one. As for boyfriend's mom, you can't control her either. Only person you can control is yourself. Get some therapy and start having fun with your husband...take the focus of your life off of your daughter for now. Easier said than done, I know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 580914, member: 1550"] I have to ask, is drug use involvement? With stealing, it usually is. I'm with the other moms. At 18 all we can do is refuse to pay for anything for them and, if they steal from us, call the police. Which actually may lead to help and some change. Have you ever done that? Since she is not getting along with stepdad, his words of wisdom will only make her angrier...I would have him back off. She knows right from wrong without him telling her what it is and she is choosing, for her own reasons, not to do it. Don't give her another reason to rebel as in "he's so mean to me." Has she always been difficult? Do you think she is using drugs, including smoking pot? Often we think they are just smoking pot when it is so much more. Gentle hugs and hoping you can indeed learn to detach. At her age she is "legally" an adult and you can't make her behave like one. As for boyfriend's mom, you can't control her either. Only person you can control is yourself. Get some therapy and start having fun with your husband...take the focus of your life off of your daughter for now. Easier said than done, I know. [/QUOTE]
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