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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 165299" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>Mine was in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for 16 months. There was some question whether she would be coming home afterwards. A lot depended on how successful the treatment was. </p><p> </p><p>My criteria for responding was the reason why I thought they were asking -- out of nosiness or out of caring. I will admit that if I thought they were just nosy, I'd tell them something stupid like I'd sent her to Mars until she quit being a teen. Otherwise, I was pretty honest. At first, I would simply say she was at a treatment center and I didn't know what would happen next. If people asked any further questions, I would simply say I don't know or it was private to my daughter. Those who asked why it had happened, I left it that she needed more help than I could give her right now. Nothing more, nothing less. The details were none of their business. However, I know that if the situation were reversed, I would want to know how I could comfort my friend. So, I answered as honestly as I could because of that. A few I gave them her address so they could write. Most I did not.</p><p> </p><p>You don't need to tell anyone why he was sent away. You can simply leave it that he needed more help than you could give him and the only way to get that help was to have CPS take over. </p><p> </p><p>I hope this helps a little.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 165299, member: 3626"] Mine was in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for 16 months. There was some question whether she would be coming home afterwards. A lot depended on how successful the treatment was. My criteria for responding was the reason why I thought they were asking -- out of nosiness or out of caring. I will admit that if I thought they were just nosy, I'd tell them something stupid like I'd sent her to Mars until she quit being a teen. Otherwise, I was pretty honest. At first, I would simply say she was at a treatment center and I didn't know what would happen next. If people asked any further questions, I would simply say I don't know or it was private to my daughter. Those who asked why it had happened, I left it that she needed more help than I could give her right now. Nothing more, nothing less. The details were none of their business. However, I know that if the situation were reversed, I would want to know how I could comfort my friend. So, I answered as honestly as I could because of that. A few I gave them her address so they could write. Most I did not. You don't need to tell anyone why he was sent away. You can simply leave it that he needed more help than you could give him and the only way to get that help was to have CPS take over. I hope this helps a little. [/QUOTE]
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