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<blockquote data-quote="eekysign" data-source="post: 256337" data-attributes="member: 6479"><p>I would absolutely say something genetic as a factor in our situation. My sis is my half-sister. My stepfather's other kids, in birth order:</p><p></p><p>1.) Old dude, adopted out to another family as a baby (stepdad had him REALLY young). Contacted us when he was about 30, was fine for a year---then started asking for money, favors, help, etc. Drug problems. We cut off contact again. Secret difficult child, apparently. </p><p></p><p>2&3.) Schizo stepbro and Felon stepbro - lived with us off and on, as they bounced from our family to their mom's house, because of their behavior. Schizo and Felon both started GFGing VERY young---I can remember Felon running away from home when he was....8 or 9, maybe. When they were 10 and 12, they'd get expelled from school, steal from my piggy bank, fought ALL the time, and they threw me across a room into the metal frame of my bed. By 13-14, they were both major potheads, failing school, getting in fights, stealing, etc. By 20, Schizo had already started his bounce between jail and the state psychiatric hospital. By 20, Felon already had a heroin problem and was an ex-con. Sadly, Felon's already had a kid, but his baby momma took her away from the situation, down to Florida.(thank god, I think?)</p><p></p><p>4.) Sis. Never quite "right" as a baby, never colicky, but ALWAYS unhappy. Didn't like to be touched, hugged, held. Rarely just a normal happy kid. Tantrums started loooong before the "terrible twos" and continued loooong after. Serious anxiety issues. Very violent, even at 3-4 years old. Talked about killing us and going to live with her friends, etc. At 14, she's maybe-hopefully-kinda-fingers-crossed starting to learn how to control it. My worst fear is that she'll become schizophrenic/BiPolar (BP) like her half-bro.</p><p></p><p>None of these people shared the same living conditions. Oldest kid was adopted out (which has its own problems). Middle two were typical children of divorce, with serious mental health/drug issues. Youngest I was present for the entire raising of---they didn't do a thing differently with her than they did with me, but she still turned out EXACTLY like her half-bros. </p><p></p><p>It's very scary, and sad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eekysign, post: 256337, member: 6479"] I would absolutely say something genetic as a factor in our situation. My sis is my half-sister. My stepfather's other kids, in birth order: 1.) Old dude, adopted out to another family as a baby (stepdad had him REALLY young). Contacted us when he was about 30, was fine for a year---then started asking for money, favors, help, etc. Drug problems. We cut off contact again. Secret difficult child, apparently. 2&3.) Schizo stepbro and Felon stepbro - lived with us off and on, as they bounced from our family to their mom's house, because of their behavior. Schizo and Felon both started GFGing VERY young---I can remember Felon running away from home when he was....8 or 9, maybe. When they were 10 and 12, they'd get expelled from school, steal from my piggy bank, fought ALL the time, and they threw me across a room into the metal frame of my bed. By 13-14, they were both major potheads, failing school, getting in fights, stealing, etc. By 20, Schizo had already started his bounce between jail and the state psychiatric hospital. By 20, Felon already had a heroin problem and was an ex-con. Sadly, Felon's already had a kid, but his baby momma took her away from the situation, down to Florida.(thank god, I think?) 4.) Sis. Never quite "right" as a baby, never colicky, but ALWAYS unhappy. Didn't like to be touched, hugged, held. Rarely just a normal happy kid. Tantrums started loooong before the "terrible twos" and continued loooong after. Serious anxiety issues. Very violent, even at 3-4 years old. Talked about killing us and going to live with her friends, etc. At 14, she's maybe-hopefully-kinda-fingers-crossed starting to learn how to control it. My worst fear is that she'll become schizophrenic/BiPolar (BP) like her half-bro. None of these people shared the same living conditions. Oldest kid was adopted out (which has its own problems). Middle two were typical children of divorce, with serious mental health/drug issues. Youngest I was present for the entire raising of---they didn't do a thing differently with her than they did with me, but she still turned out EXACTLY like her half-bros. It's very scary, and sad. [/QUOTE]
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