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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 288804" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Janet is right. At this point, she is just not stable. That is NO excuse for her behavior. Just because a person has a mental or physical illness does NOT mean that stealing and forging is OK.</p><p></p><p>Is she on medication? Does seh take it regularly? It sure sounds like she needs an Residential Treatment Center (RTC). Or else she will end up in juvie or prison. When she starts just stealing the stores are going to go hard on her. They can't care about if she is mentally ill or whatever. Too many people steal. </p><p></p><p>In all honesty, if she is charged in the next year or so and learns a lesson it would be better than if she gets bailed out until she is an adult and does something too big for you to fix it. Then she will spend the rest of her LIFE with a record of felonies. </p><p></p><p>You do her no favors by not sending her to Residential Treatment Center (RTC). I don't care how much you miss her. Or she cries. Or she threatens. By giving in and covering it up you tell her it is OK because she is "sick".</p><p></p><p>At this point you are spoiling her. And by "saving" her from consequences you are setting her up for real jail/prison time.</p><p></p><p>It is harsh, but so is the world.</p><p></p><p>Save her for real - make her face the consequences. Residential Treatment Center (RTC) or criminal charges. Let her have real consequences. NOT something you take her home from when she wants to leave.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 288804, member: 1233"] Janet is right. At this point, she is just not stable. That is NO excuse for her behavior. Just because a person has a mental or physical illness does NOT mean that stealing and forging is OK. Is she on medication? Does seh take it regularly? It sure sounds like she needs an Residential Treatment Center (RTC). Or else she will end up in juvie or prison. When she starts just stealing the stores are going to go hard on her. They can't care about if she is mentally ill or whatever. Too many people steal. In all honesty, if she is charged in the next year or so and learns a lesson it would be better than if she gets bailed out until she is an adult and does something too big for you to fix it. Then she will spend the rest of her LIFE with a record of felonies. You do her no favors by not sending her to Residential Treatment Center (RTC). I don't care how much you miss her. Or she cries. Or she threatens. By giving in and covering it up you tell her it is OK because she is "sick". At this point you are spoiling her. And by "saving" her from consequences you are setting her up for real jail/prison time. It is harsh, but so is the world. Save her for real - make her face the consequences. Residential Treatment Center (RTC) or criminal charges. Let her have real consequences. NOT something you take her home from when she wants to leave. [/QUOTE]
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