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<blockquote data-quote="JaneBetty" data-source="post: 702812" data-attributes="member: 20814"><p>Thanks, Somewhere : )</p><p></p><p>We have an old "coal room" in the basement that has a deadbolt, and I have a friend who will periodically walk through the house. </p><p></p><p>It's funny, but I sort of mentally let go of all of the household belongings with the exception of the little jewelry I own and some other easily transportable and concealable items back when she first started living with us and would routinely leave the doors unlocked and the garage door gaping.</p><p></p><p>Even then, I realized that I could spend all my time worrying about my things in my absence, or I could try to have some enjoyment.</p><p></p><p>All that changed when she had to be foreceably removed, but I didn't mention another incident that really brought home how imperative it was that she leave: last June, while my husband and I were away for a wedding, she took a can of flat white paint and made whispy marks all over the kitchen cabinets, the door and window hardware, the pipes in the basement, and the upstairs bathroom tiles. In retrospect, I now recall how many times in the months leading up, she told me she wanted to paint the house and I told her not to, not realizing she would go ahead and do it!</p><p></p><p>Of course, she was experiencing some kind of break wth reality. But what do you do with someone who does this kind of thing???</p><p></p><p>I spend too much time hashing this stuff over in my mind. Thank God for this forum. I could never talk about any of the things that went on here outside the family.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JaneBetty, post: 702812, member: 20814"] Thanks, Somewhere : ) We have an old "coal room" in the basement that has a deadbolt, and I have a friend who will periodically walk through the house. It's funny, but I sort of mentally let go of all of the household belongings with the exception of the little jewelry I own and some other easily transportable and concealable items back when she first started living with us and would routinely leave the doors unlocked and the garage door gaping. Even then, I realized that I could spend all my time worrying about my things in my absence, or I could try to have some enjoyment. All that changed when she had to be foreceably removed, but I didn't mention another incident that really brought home how imperative it was that she leave: last June, while my husband and I were away for a wedding, she took a can of flat white paint and made whispy marks all over the kitchen cabinets, the door and window hardware, the pipes in the basement, and the upstairs bathroom tiles. In retrospect, I now recall how many times in the months leading up, she told me she wanted to paint the house and I told her not to, not realizing she would go ahead and do it! Of course, she was experiencing some kind of break wth reality. But what do you do with someone who does this kind of thing??? I spend too much time hashing this stuff over in my mind. Thank God for this forum. I could never talk about any of the things that went on here outside the family. [/QUOTE]
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