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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 482018" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>Hi and welcome to the CD board!</p><p></p><p>My difficult child is now 26 and we have been dealing with issues like yours since she was 16. My difficult child is currently in a halfway house after a 30 day stay in rehab. She, too, was stealing from us and it turned out to be drug and alcohol related. She also has mental health issues and we blamed her behavior on that for a very long time. However, I think the substance abuse was a much bigger factor than we realized. </p><p></p><p>If your difficult child is living on her own I would just let things be. She is an adult and is responsible for her actions. When I first came here years ago someone told me about the three C's - - you didn't cause it, you can't control it, and you can't cure it.</p><p></p><p>My difficult child finally agreed to rehab after she stole from us for a second time in just a few months to buy alcohol and we kicked her out. She had nowhere to go and was basically forced into going into rehab. She came out admitting that she was an addict and is currently living in a halfway house (again because we refused to help her in any way unless she went).</p><p></p><p>I don't know if your difficult child has a substance abuse problem but don't rule it out just yet. In the meantime, you have truly found a place where people understand what you are going through and provide a soft place to land.</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 482018, member: 1967"] Hi and welcome to the CD board! My difficult child is now 26 and we have been dealing with issues like yours since she was 16. My difficult child is currently in a halfway house after a 30 day stay in rehab. She, too, was stealing from us and it turned out to be drug and alcohol related. She also has mental health issues and we blamed her behavior on that for a very long time. However, I think the substance abuse was a much bigger factor than we realized. If your difficult child is living on her own I would just let things be. She is an adult and is responsible for her actions. When I first came here years ago someone told me about the three C's - - you didn't cause it, you can't control it, and you can't cure it. My difficult child finally agreed to rehab after she stole from us for a second time in just a few months to buy alcohol and we kicked her out. She had nowhere to go and was basically forced into going into rehab. She came out admitting that she was an addict and is currently living in a halfway house (again because we refused to help her in any way unless she went). I don't know if your difficult child has a substance abuse problem but don't rule it out just yet. In the meantime, you have truly found a place where people understand what you are going through and provide a soft place to land. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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