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Sad to say but I have to move easy child into the difficult child category...
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<blockquote data-quote="KTMom91" data-source="post: 427302" data-attributes="member: 4040"><p>Hugs, 3S. I'm not up on the laws, either; they vary so much from state to state. Those years from 14 to 17 were the absolute worst for us; I was alternating between furious and feeling helpless most of the time. When I was in furious mode, I kicked her behind on a regular basis, demanding civilized behavior and grounding her almost constantly, while remaining in almost daily communication with school. One thing that helped on my end is that Miss KT thinks I'm crazy (not always the good kind) and she's seen me wig out enough on other people to be afraid of me...I'm unpredictable and confrontational. I even quit work to stay home and monitor her behavior, and she hated it.</p><p></p><p>The helpless feeling, the "I have no idea what to do with this girl who may very well go out and get pregnant, or a disease, OD on something, or raped or killed and tossed in a ditch because she thinks she's all that and smarter than the rest of the universe to boot" feeling? I never found a cure for that. My detachment skills didn't quite stretch to that extent all the time, though. I prayed - a lot - that she wouldn't do anything terminally stupid, and in between fighting with Miss KT, I fought for her. It was so hard to find a balance, and I'm not sure I did, but she did graduate from high school, and has completed two years of college. </p><p></p><p>I know, it's so hard. Sending more hugs and lots of strength.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KTMom91, post: 427302, member: 4040"] Hugs, 3S. I'm not up on the laws, either; they vary so much from state to state. Those years from 14 to 17 were the absolute worst for us; I was alternating between furious and feeling helpless most of the time. When I was in furious mode, I kicked her behind on a regular basis, demanding civilized behavior and grounding her almost constantly, while remaining in almost daily communication with school. One thing that helped on my end is that Miss KT thinks I'm crazy (not always the good kind) and she's seen me wig out enough on other people to be afraid of me...I'm unpredictable and confrontational. I even quit work to stay home and monitor her behavior, and she hated it. The helpless feeling, the "I have no idea what to do with this girl who may very well go out and get pregnant, or a disease, OD on something, or raped or killed and tossed in a ditch because she thinks she's all that and smarter than the rest of the universe to boot" feeling? I never found a cure for that. My detachment skills didn't quite stretch to that extent all the time, though. I prayed - a lot - that she wouldn't do anything terminally stupid, and in between fighting with Miss KT, I fought for her. It was so hard to find a balance, and I'm not sure I did, but she did graduate from high school, and has completed two years of college. I know, it's so hard. Sending more hugs and lots of strength. [/QUOTE]
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