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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 525131" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Well, I've raised a few typical teens and a few difficult children. It's typical teen to cuss with friends. It is not typical teen to cuss at parents often (can't say never) or stick your middle finger up at them or scream at them all the time. That's difficult child. It also is probably substance abuse of some sort and, yes, sex could very well be part of it. From what my daughter tells me, eleven and twelve year olds are having oral sex. I was shocked at first, but not anymore. And, yes, it can happen in school (my daughter mentioned the staircase, the playground...this is my daughter who is very much a typical teen and always thought it was gross and I believe her. She does not lie to me.)</p><p></p><p>in my opinion it is imperative to find out if she is using drugs. This may mean you have to check her face book and cell phone and her bedroom when she's not there, etc. If her friends do drugs, she probably does too. Like seeks like. My typical teen hangs around with typical teen and shuns anyone into drugs or drinking or even heavy partying and thinks girls who have sex are (fill in the blanks). My difficult child hung around with drug addicts who had no ambition and were always in trouble and were known by the police (as time went by, so was she). Their friends tell a lot about them, and you can't really blame the friends. At least I didn't. After all, SHE picked them. I did, however, try very hard to keep her away from them (it didn't work, but I tried).</p><p></p><p>My daughter had a bipolar diagnosis. too. When she quit using drugs she mysteriously quit having bipolar behavior. If she was recently diagnosed, be careful. It could just be substance abuse...of course, not for sure, but it could be.</p><p></p><p>Keep us updated!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 525131, member: 1550"] Well, I've raised a few typical teens and a few difficult children. It's typical teen to cuss with friends. It is not typical teen to cuss at parents often (can't say never) or stick your middle finger up at them or scream at them all the time. That's difficult child. It also is probably substance abuse of some sort and, yes, sex could very well be part of it. From what my daughter tells me, eleven and twelve year olds are having oral sex. I was shocked at first, but not anymore. And, yes, it can happen in school (my daughter mentioned the staircase, the playground...this is my daughter who is very much a typical teen and always thought it was gross and I believe her. She does not lie to me.) in my opinion it is imperative to find out if she is using drugs. This may mean you have to check her face book and cell phone and her bedroom when she's not there, etc. If her friends do drugs, she probably does too. Like seeks like. My typical teen hangs around with typical teen and shuns anyone into drugs or drinking or even heavy partying and thinks girls who have sex are (fill in the blanks). My difficult child hung around with drug addicts who had no ambition and were always in trouble and were known by the police (as time went by, so was she). Their friends tell a lot about them, and you can't really blame the friends. At least I didn't. After all, SHE picked them. I did, however, try very hard to keep her away from them (it didn't work, but I tried). My daughter had a bipolar diagnosis. too. When she quit using drugs she mysteriously quit having bipolar behavior. If she was recently diagnosed, be careful. It could just be substance abuse...of course, not for sure, but it could be. Keep us updated! [/QUOTE]
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